A reduction of 20% in the price of orange. enables a man to buy 48 oranges for 120 rupees. the price of an oranges before reduction.
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The price is 50 paise
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the cost price per orange be Rs. x
Number of oranges he can purchase for Rs. 40 with the actual price of oranges
=
100
80x
40
=
5
4x
40
=
x
50
Therefore,
x
50
−
x
40
=20
⇒
x
10
=20
⇒x=
2
1
=0.5
THus, the price per orange before reduction was 50 paise.
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