Question 1184988
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A vendor paid Php 175.00 for a basket of mangoes. He brought home 10% of the mangoes and sold the remainder 
at Php 2.50 each for a {{{highlight(total)}}} profit of Php 50.00. How many mangoes did he purchased?
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Bought  n  mangoes.

Sold  0.9n  mangoes.


Since the total profit was Php 50.00, it means that the vendor sold 0.9n mangoes for 175 + 50 = 225 pesos.


The equation to find "n" is


    0.9*n*2.50 = 225   pesos.


From the equation,  n = {{{225/(0.9*2.50)}}} = 100.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  He purchased 100 mangoes.
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