Question

a fruit seller bought 75 kg appls at rs 30 perkg .he sold one third apples at a loss of 5% at what rate should he sell the remaining apples so that his overall gain is 10%?

Answer 1

the fruit seller bought 75 kg of Apples at 30 rupees per kg so the total amount will be rupees 2225 and he made a loss of 5% in 25 kg of apples so the total amount at which the fruit seller has bought 25 kg apple is 750 rupees and he made a loss of 5% so there is a loss of rupees 37.50 .so the amount at which he sells the 25 kg of Apples is 712.50 rupees .he made a overall gain of 10% so the 10% of rupees 2250 is Rupees 2475 .therefore he has to sell its remaining 50 kg of Apples in Rupees 2475 - 712. 5 rupees that is equals to 1762.5 rupees .so the rate at which he has to sell its remaining 50 kg Apple is rupees 1762.5 divided by 50 and that is equals to rupees 35.25