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Aptitude & Reasoning UPPSC 2008 GS-I
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A train starts from station A with some passengers. "At station B 10% of the passengers get down and 100 passengers get in. At station C 50% get down and 25 get in. At station D 50% get down and 50 get in making the total number of passengers 200. The number of passengers who boarded the train at station A was

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Option B: 500

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “500”.
The number of passengers who boarded the train at station A was 500.

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