Question

400 mangoes were purchased at rs 125 per hundred and sold at a loss of rs 100. Find the S. P. of one dozen mangoes.​

Answer 1

GIVEN : Cost Price of 100 mangoes = Rs 125 and total no of mangoes = 400

SOLUTION :

100 mangoes = Rs 125

1 mango = Rs x

THUS,

=> x = Rs (125*1)/100

=> x = Rs 1.25

THEREFORE,

400 mangoes = Rs (1.25) * (400) = Rs 500

NOW, SINCE

Cost Price of 400 mangoes is Rs 500,

THUS,

If he sells at a loss of Rs 100,

THEREFORE,

Cost Price = Rs 500 - Rs 100 = Rs 400,

THUS,

Selling Price of 1 mango = Rs 400/400 = Re 1

SO,

Selling Price of a dozen (12) mangoes = Re(1 * 12) = Rs 12

THUS,

Selling Price of a dozen mangoes = Rs 12 (ANS)