Question

A fruit seller was selling apples and oranges and
he made a profit of * 1.50 by selling one apple
and at a loss of 50p by selling one orange.
(i) On Monday he incurred a loss of 76 and
he sold 60 apples. How many oranges did
he sell on that day?
(ii) The next day he made a profit of 3 140 and
he sold 20 oranges. How many apples did
he sell?​

Answer 1

Answer:

x=152

Step-by-step explanation:

fruit seller sells apple and orange and made profit of rupee 1.5 by selling 1 apple and sell a orange at a loss of 50paise so,

total profit or loss by selling one apple and one orange = 1.5-5= 1 rupee profit

on one day he loss 76 rupee and he sell 60 apple so, 60 apples at 60*1.5 = 90 rupees

loss of 76 rupees of selling 60 apples and x orange, then

x orange = 76

x/2=76

x=152