Question

A fruit seller buys some oranges at the rate of ₹ 5 per orange. He also buys an equal number of bananas at the rate of ₹ 2 per banana. He makes a profit of 20% on oranges and a profit of 15% on bananas. In the end, he sold all the fruits. If he earned a profit of ₹ 390. Find the number of oranges. Find the number of bananas. Find profit on bananas. Find profit on oranges.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the no. of oranges =x= no. of bananas

cost price =5x+2x=7x

Gain on oranges =

100

20

×5x=x

Gain on Bananas =

100

15

×2x=0.3x

Profit ⇒1.3x=390

⇒x=

1.3

390

=300

No. of oranges purchased =300

Answer 2

Answer:

A fruit seller buys some oranges at the rate of ₹ 5 per orange. He also buys an equal number of bananas at the rate of ₹ 2 per banana. He makes a profit of 20% on oranges and a profit of 15% on bananas. In the end, he sold all the fruits. If he earned a profit of ₹ 390, find the number of oranges.

solution-

Let the number of oranges bought by him be x and also the number of bananas be x.

Cost of x oranges at the rate of ₹ 5 per orange = ₹ 5x

Cost of x bananas at the rate of ₹ 2 per banana = ₹ 2x

Step-by-step explanation: