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  1. To attract more visitors, Zoo authority announces 20% discount on every ticket which costs 25 paise. For this reason, sale of ticket increases by 28%. Find the percentage of increase in the number of visitors.
    1. 40%
    2. 50%
    3. 60%
    4. No change
Correct Option: C

Original number of visitors = 100
Total revenue = 100 × 25
= 2500 paise
= ₹ 25
Case II,

Cost of each ticket =
25 × 80
= 20 paise = ₹ 0.2
100

If the number of visitors be x, then
x × 0.2 = 32
⇒  x =
32
=
320
= 160
0.22

∴  Required percentage = 60



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