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a person bought some oranges at Rs 10 per dozen.and bought the same amount of oranges at 8per dozen..he sold the oranges at 11 per dozen and gained 120..the total number of oranges originally brought him was:

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let x dozen be the total number of oranges puchased.

Then, cost price of 2x oranges = 10x + 8x = 18x

Profit = S.P - C.P = 120
22x - 18x =120
4x = 120
x = 30

It means he purchade 30 dozen of oranges.
and selling price of 2x oranges = 2x * 11 = 22x
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