Question

    The cost price of 16 mangoes is Rs.240. Because of bad

    quality of mangoes, the shopkeeper has to sell mangoes at a loss that is equal to selling price of 4 mangoes. Find the price at which the mangoes were sold.
    A Rs.175 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs.192 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs.165 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs.160 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the selling price of one mango be Rs. x So, the selling price of 16 mangoes = Rs.16x Now, => 16x = 240 – 4x => x = 12 Therefore the selling price of 16 mangoes = 16 × 12 = Rs.192

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