document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=628321>Question 628321</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fruit merchant purchased some fruits and sold 1/2 of them at a gain of 60% and 1/4 of them at a gain of 20%,the rest are  spoiled.Find his gain percent on the whole. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let original price be \"4x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60% gain on (1/2) of them: 1.60*(2x) = 3.2x - 2x = 1.2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20% gain on (1/4) of them: 1.2*x = 1.2x - x = 0.2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total gain 1.2x + 0.2x = 1.4x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total gain percent: 1.4x/4x = 1.4/4 = 0.35 = 35%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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