Question

A fruit seller bought oranges at a price of 6 oranges for a rupee and an equal amount of oranges at 12 oranges for a rupee. He sold them at 18 oranges for ₹ 2. What is his % Profit/loss?

विकल्प

• `100/9`% profit

• `100/9`% loss

• 10% loss

• Cannot be determined

Answer 1

`100/9`% loss

Explanation:

Let the fruit seller buy 24 oranges of each Quality    [L.C.M. of 6, 12]

C.P. of 48 oranges = 4 + 2 = ₹ 6

C.P. of each oranges = `6/48 = 1/8`

S.P. of each orange

`= 2/18 = 1/9, 1/9 < 1/8`

Hence, loss %

`= (1/8 - 1/9)/1/8 xx 100`

`= 1/72 xx 8 xx 100`

`100/9`% loss