Question

A shopkeeper bought 6 kg of mangoes at Rs 42 per kg sold them at a profit of Rs. 130. What was the selling price of mangoes?​

Answer 1

Given :

• A shopkeeper bought 6 kg of mangoes at Rs 42 per kg.
• He sold them at a profit of Rs. 130.

To Find :

We have to find the selling priceof the mangoes.

Solution :

We know the formula to calculate the selling price when profit and Cost price ate given.

⟹ S.P = Profit + C.P

Where,

• C.P is Celling Price
• S.P is selling price

→ S.P = 130 + 42

→ S.P = 172

⟹ S.P = Rs. 172

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