Question

if the selling price of a 18 oranges is equal to the cost price of 16 oranges find the loss or gain percent

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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the CP of 1 orange be Rs x

Then,

CP of 16 oranges will be 16×x=16x

And

CP of 16 oranges=SP of 18 pens

Hence,

SP of 18 oranges =16x

Then,

SP of 1 orange=16x÷18=

9

8

x

Since, CP>SP,

So

Loss=CP−SP.

=18x−16x

=Rs2x

Loss(%)=

CP

loss

×100

Loss(%)=

18x

2x

×100

=11

9

1

%

Hence the answer is =1

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