A man bought $15$ mangoes for a rupee. How many mangoes were sold for a rupee so that there is a loss of $25 %$ ?

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Solution

The correct option is D $20$
$L o s s p e r c e n t = \frac{C P - S P}{C P} \times 100$
$⟹ S P = \frac{3 C P}{4}$
$C P$ of $1$ mango = $\frac{1}{15}$
$⟹ S P = \frac{1}{20}$
so he sold $20$ mangoes for $1$ rupee

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A man bought 15 mangoes for a rupee. How many mangoes were sold for a rupee so that there is a loss of 25%?

The correct option is D 20Losspercent=CP−SPCP×100⟹SP=3CP4CP of 1 mango =115⟹SP=120so he sold 20 mangoes for 1 rupee

A man bought $15$ mangoes for a rupee. How many mangoes were sold for a rupee so that there is a loss of $25 %$ ?

The correct option is D $20$
$L o s s p e r c e n t = \frac{C P - S P}{C P} \times 100$
$⟹ S P = \frac{3 C P}{4}$
$C P$ of $1$ mango = $\frac{1}{15}$
$⟹ S P = \frac{1}{20}$
so he sold $20$ mangoes for $1$ rupee