Question

SSC Test Questions
A hawker purchased oranges at the rate of 4 oranges per rupee, but he sells at the rate of 5 oranges per rupee. His loss is:

Answer 1

cost of one orange when purchased = Rs 1/ 4 = Rs 0.25
selling price of an orange = Rs 1 / 5 = Rs 0.20

So loss is 0.25 - 0.20 = 0.05 per orange.
Loss in percentage = 0.05 / 0.25  * 100 = 20 %

Answer 2

Answer:20%

Step-by-step explanation:

cost of 4 oranges= rs 1(4*0.25=1)

cost of 5 oranges =rs 1(5*0.20=1)

ans=20%(loss)