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A vendor bought a number of bananas at 3 for a dollar and sold them at 2 for a dollar. What is his gain percent ?

A) 10%
B) 6%
C) 3%
D) 50%
E) 25%


let the no of bananas the vendor brought be x
price = 3 bananas for a dollar
price of x bananas = x/3 dollars
cp=x/3 dollars

sp =selling price = x/2 dollars

profit % = (sp-cp)*100/cp= (x/2-x/3)*100/(x/3)
=(100x/6)/(x/3)=50%
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A vendor bought a number of bananas at 3 for a dollar and sold them at 2 for a dollar. What is his gain percent ?

A) 10%
B) 6%
C) 3%
D) 50%
E) 25%

The cost of each banana is 100/3 cents and the revenue of each bananas is 100/2 = 50 cents. Thus the profit is

(50 - 100/3)/(100/3) x 100

(150 - 100)/(100) x 100

50/100 x 100

50 percent of the cost.

Alternate Solution:

Let’s suppose the vendor bought 6 bananas. Since he buys them 3 for a dollar, he paid 6/3 = 2 dollars. Since he sells them 2 for a dollar, he earns 6/2 = 3 dollars. Thus, his profit percentage is [(3 - 2)/2] x 100 = 50 percent.

Answer: D
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A vendor bought a number of bananas at 3 for a dollar and sold them at 2 for a dollar. What is his gain percent ?

A) 10%
B) 6%
C) 3%
D) 50%
E) 25%

One approach:
Cost price = 33cents
Sell Price = 50 cents
Profit = 17/33 approx 50%

Second Approach:
He is clearly having profit of one full banana over every 2 he is selling. Which is 1/2 = 50%
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