Question
A vendor purchased 300 mangoes for ₹600. Some of the
mangoes were rotten and were thrown away. He sold the remaining mangoes at ₹3 each and made a profit of ₹210. The percentage of mangoes thrown away is:Solution
CP of 300 mangoes =600Rs. SP =600+210=810. Sold mangoes. =810/3=270. Thrown mangoes =300-270=30. percentage of mangoes thrown = (30/300) ×100 =10%
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