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Suresh buys lemons at 6 for a rupee and an equal number at 8 for a rupee.
If he mixes them together and sells the whole lot at 8 for a rupee. find his gain or loss percentage
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Solution
Suppose
Seema
buys
x
number
of
lemons
of
both
types
.
CP
of
6
lemons
of
first
type
=
Re
1
CP
of
x
lemons
of
first
type
=
Rs
x
6
CP
of
8
lemons
of
second
type
=
Re
1
CP
of
x
lemons
of
second
type
=
Rs
x
8
CP
of
x
lemons
of
first
type
+
CP
of
x
lemons
of
second
type
=
x
6
+
x
8
=
Rs
7
x
24
So
,
CP
of
2
x
lemons
=
Rs
7
x
24
SP
of
8
lemons
=
Re
1
SP
of
2
x
lemons
=
Rs
1
8
×
2
x
=
Rs
x
4
CP
>
SP
,
so
loss
ocurrs
now
,
loss
=
CP
-
SP
=
7
x
24
-
x
4
=
Rs
x
24
Loss
%
=
loss
CP
×
100
%
=
x
24
7
x
24
×
100
%
=
14
.
29
%
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