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By selling 75 kg of apples, a fruit seller gains the selling price of 15 kg apples, the gain percentage is?
- A25%
- B20%
- C16.66%
- D22.5%
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Let the C.P of 1 kg apples be Re 1
Let the S.P of 1 kg apples be Rs. ‘x’
According to the given conditions,
S.P of 75 kg apples – C.P of 75 kg apples = S.P of 15 kg apples
∴ 75x – 75 = 15x
∴ 60x = 75
∴ x = 1.25
∴ % profit = ((1.25 - 1)/1) × 100 = 25%
∴ The gain is 25%
Let the S.P of 1 kg apples be Rs. ‘x’
According to the given conditions,
S.P of 75 kg apples – C.P of 75 kg apples = S.P of 15 kg apples
∴ 75x – 75 = 15x
∴ 60x = 75
∴ x = 1.25
∴ % profit = ((1.25 - 1)/1) × 100 = 25%
∴ The gain is 25%