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By selling 80 oranges, a man gains the cost price of 20 oranges. Find the gain percentage.


Simran Sharma 4th Dec, 2019
Answer (1)
Ashish Pal Student Expert 4th Dec, 2019

Hello Simran .

The answer of your question is 25%.

To explain let cost of one apple is X 80 apple cost =80x.

20 apple cost =20x.

Profit%= (sp-cp)cp *100

.

Sp=80x+20x.

Cp=80x

Profit%=(80+20-80)X/80x*100 ===.   25%.

Hope you get it.

Good luck

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