Question

By selling 12 oranges for Ts 10 a man loses 20%. How many oranges for Rs 10 should he sell to get a gain of 20% ?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of oranges that were sold = 12 oranges

cost of oranges = Rs 10

lose % = 20%

lose of oranges = 20 x 10/100

loss of oranges = Rs 2

Therefore, the number of oranges to get = 12/2 = 6 oranges are sold to get 20% profit .