A fruit-seller buys x guavas for Rs.y and sells y guavas for Rs. x. If x>y, then he made-

a. x2 – y2 / xy % loss
b. x2 – y2 / xy % gain
c. x2 – y2 / y2 % loss
d. x2 – y2 / y2 * 100% gain

• x y
  
  y = x
  
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• if he buys x guava at y rs then cp of y guava is y^2 /x
  since X>Y thus he must gain ....he sells y guava at x rs so make profit x-(y^2/2) = (x^2- y^2)/2
  when cp is y profit is (x2-y2)/x
  100 rs cp profit = x2 - y2 /xy *100 %
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