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Question 926035: a fruit seller bought 75kg apples at 30 rupees per kg. He sold one third apples at a loss of 5%. At what rate should be sell the remaining. So that his overall gain is 10%? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! kg of apples were sold at a loss of 5%
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The kg of apples were bought for: rupees
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A loss of 5% means they were sold for: rupees
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For the overall gain to be 10%, the selling
price of all of the apples must be:
------------------------ is the price
of the remaining
The remaining kg
of apples should be sold at a rate of: rupees / kg