Question

A fruit seller buys a basket of a apples containing 36 apples for ₹ 360. He sell half of them at ₹ 12 per apple and rest to the hostel childernat ₹ 9 per apple. Find the loss or gain​

Answer 1

Answer:

Loss = Rs 1

Gain = Rs 2

Step-by-step explanation:

36 apples for Rs 360

1 apple = 360/36

= Rs 10

each apple cost Rs 10

By selling half of 36 apples

36/2 = 18 apples

18*12 = Rs 216.

gain =Rs 12 - Rs 10

Rs 2

Rest of the apples to the hostel children.

18*9 = Rs 162

Loss = Rs 10 - Rs 9

Rs 1

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