Question

by selling 180 oranges amen lost the CP of 20 orange find his loss percent had he purchased them off 270 what could have been the SP of one orange​

Answer 1

let SP of 1 orange=SP

and, CP of 1 orange=CP

then loss on 1 orange=CP-SP

a/c to the question

Total loss on 180 oranges=SP of 20 oranges

i.e 180(CP-SP)=20 SP

or, SP/CP=9/8

or, (SP-CP)/CP=1/8

Loss%=(SP-CP)/CP*100%=12.5%

Now, if CP=Rs 270

SP=87.5% of 270=Rs 236.25