SOLUTION: Rose bought green mangoes at P50.00 a kilo and sold them at 4 for P35.00. If she sold 20 kilos and there is an average of 7 mangoes per kilo, how much did she earn?

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Question 202610: Rose bought green mangoes at P50.00 a kilo and sold them at 4 for P35.00. If she sold 20 kilos and there is an average of 7 mangoes per kilo, how much did she earn?
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: Rose bought green mangoes at P50.00 a kilo and sold them at 4 for P35.00.
If she sold 20 kilos and there is an average of 7 mangoes per kilo,
how much did she earn?
:
Find the cost she paid for each Mango:
Find the no. of mangoes sold: 20 * 7 = 140 mangoes
Find the price she sold each Mango:
:
Let p = profit she made by buying and selling these Mangos
:
p = 140()
p = 140()
p = 140()
p = 5(45)
p = 225 P profit on 20 kilos of Mangos

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