Question

A fruit seller bought 100 bananas for RS 40 . Out of them , 20 bananas were spoiled and thrown away. He sold the remaining bananas at a profit of 10%. Find the selling price of the bananas.

Answer 1

256 ruppes is the answer

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost of 100 banananas = Rs. 40

According to the question,

20 banananas were spoiled then 80 bananas left.

Cost of 80 bananans is Rs. 40

Hence, cost of one banana is Rs. 40/80 = Rs. 0.5

Profit % = 10

begin mathsize 16px style SP equals CP open parentheses fraction numerator 100 plus profit over denominator 100 end fraction close parentheses

SP equals 0.5 open parentheses fraction numerator 100 plus 10 over denominator 100 end fraction close parentheses

SP equals 0.5 cross times 110 over 100 equals Rs. space 0.55 end style

SP of 80 bananas = 80 × 0.55 = Rs. 44