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A fruitseller buys apples at the rate of 4 for 10 and sells them at the rate of 9 for 21. Find his loss or gain% 6. Aftab buys one dozen pens for 7 54 and sells them at the rate of 6 for 30. Find his loss or gain%​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Let x be the number of first purchase.

Cost of first purchase =10x/4

Cost of second purchase=10x/5

Total cost of both purchases=10x/4+10x/5 =90x/20=9x/2

Total selling price of the whole lot=2x*20/9=40x/9

Gain percentage =[(40x/9)/(9x/2)]*100-100= -1.2345679

There is a loss of 1.23%

Answer 2

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