Question

2. A fruit seller earns a profit of 3 on each apple sold and suffers a loss of
each orange sold.
2 on
( If he sold 498 apples and 567 oranges in all, what will be his profit or loss?
(ii) If he sold 714 oranges in all, how many apples should he sell to have neither
profit nor loss ?
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Answer 1

Here,

x=4

y=8

z=36 (36 oranges per rupee ,and he sold 36 oranges therefore initital SP of 36 oranges =36)

New SP={(100+y)*z}/(100-x)

New SP=Rs.40.5

or

CP of 36 oanges =(100/100–x)*z

New SP of 36 oranges ={(100+y)/100}*CP

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

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