Question

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if the selling price of 6 oranges is equal to the cost price of 5 oranges . find the profit or loss percent
i am in 8 th grade
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Answer 1

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Answer 2

selling price of 6 oranges =x
selling price of 1 orange =x/6
cost price of 5 oranges =x
cost price of 1 orange =x/5
loss=cp-sp
x/5-x/6
6x-5x/30=x/30
loss%=loss/cp ×100
x/30×5/x×100=100/6=16.6%