Question

By selling oranges at the rate of 72 rs per dozen a woman loses 10% of her investment what would be the percentage of her gain or loss if she sold them at 600 rs per hundred

Answer 1

72 per dozen means 6 per orange
600 per hundred means 6 per orange
so the percentage of loss is same

Answer 2

600 rs per hundred means 6rs per orange
i.e 72 rs for 12 oranges
and from the question it is given at she losses 10% of her investment in selling oranges for 72 per dozen(i.e12) .So as we got 72 for 12 oranges . So the answer is 10%