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A shopkeeper buys 15 oranges for 21 and sells them at 20 oranges for 25. Find his gain or loss percentage.​

Answer» <html><body><p>ear ! Given :- buying <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/15-274069" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 15">15</a> at <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/rs-625947" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RS">RS</a>. 21 Selling 20 oranges at Rs. 25 to find:- Gain or <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/loss-1079380" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about LOSS">LOSS</a> percentageSolution:- first let's find the Cost Price of the Oranges =&gt; Cost of 15 oranges = 21Rs. =&gt; Cost of 1 orange = 21/15 = 1.4 Rs. Now let's find the Selling price of the Oranges.=&gt; Cost of 20 oranges = 25Rs. =&gt; Cost of 1 orange = 25/20 = 1.25 Rs. since, CP&gt;SPso, loss of :- 1.4 - 1.25 = 0.15 Rs we can clearly observe that it is a Loss of 0.15Rs.now we have to find the Loss percentage.. by using the formula :- substituting the values.:- loss % = 0.15/1.4 × 100 = 10.7 Hence, there is a Loss of 10.7%</p></body></html>


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