Question

A person sell 36 oranges per rupee and incurs a loss of 4percent.Find how many per rupee to ne sold to have a hain of 8 percent .Ratio method

Answer 1

Answer:

S.P. OF ONE ORANGE = 1/36 Rs.

C.P. OF ONE ORANGE =(1/36)*(100/96) Rs

to get a gain of 8% S.P. of one Orange must be (1/36)*(100/96)*(108/100)

=1/32

therefore to get a gain of 8% 32 oranges are needed...