A fruitseller brought 200 oranges for Rs120 a score. He found that 25 oranges were rotten. He sold the remaining oranges for Rs5 each. Find his profit or loss percentage.

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$1 s c o r e m e a n s 20 o r a n g e s . H e n c e \cos t o f 20 O r a n g e s = 120 H e n c e t o t a l \cos t o f 200 o r a n g e s = 1200 N u m b e r o f u n r o t t e n o r a n g e s = 200 - 25 = 175 t o t a l s e l l i n g p r i c e o f 175 o r a n g e s = 5 \times 175 = 875 P r o f i t / L o s s = \frac{C P - S P}{C P} = \frac{1200 - 875}{1200} = 0.27083 h e n c e f r u i t s e l l e r s u f f e r e d l o s s o f 0.27083 \times 100 = 27 % l o s s$

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A fruitseller brought 200 oranges for Rs120 a score. He found that 25 oranges were rotten. He sold the remaining oranges for Rs5 each. Find his profit or loss percentage.

Dear student, 1 score means 20 oranges. Hence cost of 20 Oranges=120Hence total cost of 200 oranges=1200Number of unrotten oranges=200-25=175total selling price of 175 oranges=5×175=875Profit/Loss=CP-SPCP=1200-8751200=0.27083hence fruitseller suffered loss of 0.27083×100=27% loss Regards,