SSC Government Jobs Exams Numerical Ability Profit and Loss

By selling 100 oranges, a vendor gains
the selling price of 20 oranges. His gain
percent is

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y=selling price of each orange
Then the selling price of 100 oranges =100y
Gain =Selling price of 25 oranges = 25y
Cost price of 100 oranges = selling price - gain = 100y-25y=75y
25y/75y*100 = 33.3%
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Answer is 25%.. Suppose, selling price of 1 orange is Rs.10, then he actually sold 100 oranges for Rs.1000, but he gains the SP of 20 oranges..i.e. 10*20=200..i.e. he gains Rs.200.. So, 1000-200=800 & then, (200/800)*100 = gain percent, which is equal to 25%
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