40 dozen oranges were purchased at rs 18 per dozen half of them were sold at rs 2 per orange - Maths - Compound Interest

Question

40 dozen oranges were purchased at rs 18 per dozen half of them
were sold at rs 2 per orange by that time, 20 oranges were rot the
remaining oranges were sold at rs 1 25 each calculate the profit or
loss per cent

Tanveer Rizvi · Answer

Total cost of oranges CP = 18*40 = 720₹ Selling price of 20
dozen oranges SP1 = 2*12*20 = 480₹ Selling of remaining
oranges SP2 = (20*12-20)*1 25 = 220*1 25 = 275₹ Profit % =
[(SP1 + SP2) - CP] /CP}*100 = [(755-720)/720]*100 = 350/72 = 4 86%
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40 dozen oranges were purchased at rs 18 per dozen.half of them were sold at rs 2 per orange . by that time, 20 oranges were rot. the remaining oranges were sold at rs 1.25 each. calculate the profit or loss per cent