A fruit seller bought mangoes at $R s 90$ per dozen and sold them at a loss of $8 %$ . How much will a customer pay for one mango.

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It is given that
C.P. of $1$ dozen mangoes $= ₹ 90$
Loss percent $= 8 %$
Here the S.P of $1$ dozen mangoes = [C.P. (100 – loss percent)]/ 100
Substituting the values
$= [900 (100 - 8)] / 100$
So we get
$= (90 \times 92) / 100$
$= ₹ 82.80$
S.P. of one mango $= 82.80 / 12 = ₹ 6.90$

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A fruit seller bought mangoes at Rs90 per dozen and sold them at a loss of 8% . How much will a customer pay for one mango.

It is given thatC.P. of 1 dozen mangoes =₹90Loss percent =8%Here the S.P of 1 dozen mangoes = [C.P. (100 – loss percent)]/ 100Substituting the values=[900(100–8)]/100So we get=(90×92)/100=₹82.80S.P. of one mango =82.80/12=₹6.90

A fruit seller bought mangoes at $R s 90$ per dozen and sold them at a loss of $8 %$ . How much will a customer pay for one mango.

It is given that
C.P. of $1$ dozen mangoes $= ₹ 90$
Loss percent $= 8 %$
Here the S.P of $1$ dozen mangoes = [C.P. (100 – loss percent)]/ 100
Substituting the values
$= [900 (100 - 8)] / 100$
So we get
$= (90 \times 92) / 100$
$= ₹ 82.80$
S.P. of one mango $= 82.80 / 12 = ₹ 6.90$