Question

by selling 20 oranges for rupees 30 A vendor earnss profit equal to the cost of 4 oranges find profit percent and cost price per orange

Answer 1

Answer:

its P% = 20% and CP per orange = Rs. 1.25

Step-by-step explanation:

let CP = x, then P = 4x/20 = x/5 ....(1)

now P% = {(x/5)/x}100

              = 20 %

now CP = {(100/100+20)}30

              = 25

now CP per orange = 25/20 = Rs. 1.25