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Rahul Rao

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· 1 Months ago

check question..

Question:
A vendor buys oranges at Rs.2 for Rs.3 oranges and sells them at a rupee each. To make a profit of Rs. 10 he must sell –
Options:
A) 10 oranges
B) 20 oranges
C) 30 oranges
D) 40 oranges
Solution:

Ans: (C)

Vendor buys oranges at Rs.2 for 3

Vendor sells oranges at Rs.1 for 1

So, number of oranges he needs to sell for making a profit of Rs.10 = 10 (3 × 1) = 30

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· 1 Months ago

Q is: A vendor buys oranges at Rs.2 for 3 oranges and sells them at a rupee each. To make a profit of Rs. 10 he must sell –

Sol:
suppose he sells x oranges.Then,
C.P. = Rs.(2/3*x) = Rs.2x/3 and S.P. = Rs.x
so x -2x/3 = 10 or x = 30

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