Question

After selling a certain quantity of fruits, Manoj realized that he was selling at a loss of 15%. He then sold the remaining fruits that he had at 20% profit such that he ended up with O net loss and 0 net profit. If he had sold 40 kg of fruits on loss, how many kgs of fruits did he sell on profit.

Answer 1

Answer:

28.33 kg

Step-by-step explanation:

• Cost per kg= x
• SP at 15% loss = x - 15%= 0.85x
• Sold with loss= 40 kg
• SP at 20% profit = x+ 20%= 1.2 x
• Sold with profit= y

We have:

• 0.85x*40= 1.2x*y
• y= 0.85x*40/1.2x
• y= 28.33 kg

Answer: 28.33 kg sold at a profit