Question

A fruit shop bought 500 kg of apples for R900 and sold them for R2,80 per kg

Answer 1

buying price of per kg Apple is- (900/500) rupees

= 1.8 rupees

and the selling price of per kg was 2.80 rupees

then the profit will be (2.8-1.8)rupees =1rupees per kg

which is

[{(2.8-1.8)/1.8}×100]%

=[{1/1.8}×100]%

=[0.556×100]%

=55.6%