Question

An orange vendor makes a profit of 10% by selling oranges at a certain price. If he charges Rs. 1.4 higher per orange he would gain 30%. Find the original price at which he sold an orange.



Rs. 6

Rs. 5.80

Rs. 6.25

Rs 7.70
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

Given:

An orange vendor makes a profit of 10% by selling oranges at a certain price. If he charges Rs. 1.4 higher per orange he would gain 30%.

To Find:

Find the original price at which he sold an orange.

Step-by-step explanation:

• When vendor starts charging Rs 1.4 higher then it will corresponds to 20% increase in the percentage as this is the difference in the percentage of profit between when price is increased and when price was original.
• So, it can be concluded that 1.4 is 20% of the price . So the cost price of one orange is

$1.4\div 0.2\\=7$

• It can be said that the cost price of the orange is Rs 7 .
• Now , as the selling price

$7\times 1.1\\=7.7$

The original price at which oranges are sold is Rs 7.70 . So, the correct option is d