SOLUTION: Q.1. a fruit vendor buys some oranges at the rate of rs 5 per orange. he also buys equal no. of bananas at the rate of rs.2 per banana. he makes a 20% profit on oranges and 15%

Question 547083: Q.1.
a fruit vendor buys some oranges at the rate of rs 5 per orange.
he also buys equal no. of bananas at the rate of rs.2 per banana. he makes a 20% profit on oranges and 15% on bananas. at the end of the day all th fruit is sold out. his total profit is rs. 390 . find the no. of oranges sold

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of oranges bought
also is number of bananas bought
= cost of oranges
= cost of bananas
At the end of the day, the vendor has profits of
=

(given)

He sold 300 oranges
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