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# If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples mu

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If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to have a profit of 20%?

A. 36
B. 28
C. 26
D. 25
E. 22

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01 Feb 2019, 01:07
Bunuel wrote:
If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to have a profit of 20%?

A. 36
B. 28
C. 26
D. 25
E. 22

As the 20% profit is obtained, it implies that 30 apples were sold for 1(1+0.2)=Rs. 1.20
So, SP of 1 apple=$$\frac{30}{1.20}$$=Rs. 0.04
Therefore, No of apples that would be sold in Rs1=$$\frac{1}{0.04}$$=25 nos

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02 Feb 2019, 00:16
Bunuel wrote:
If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to have a profit of 20%?

A. 36
B. 28
C. 26
D. 25
E. 22

30 apples are bought @ INR 1
so cost of 1 apple = 1/30
now selling apple to gain 20% of 1 INR would be SP= INR 1.2
so
we can say for every INR 1.2 of cost we would be having ; 1/1.2 = 0.83 of gain
since in 1 INR 30 apples were bought so to get 0.83 of gain we would have to sell
0.83 * 30 = 25 apples
IMO D
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06 Feb 2019, 09:11
Bunuel wrote:
If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to have a profit of 20%?

A. 36
B. 28
C. 26
D. 25
E. 22

This question is basically asking for the costs in terms of apples.

First we need to find out the costs in rupees, if the sale price is 1 rupee and the margin 20%:
$$1.2c=1$$
$$c=\frac{1}{1.2}=\frac{5}{6}$$

So the costs in apples, instead of rupees, would be:
$$30*\frac{5}{6}=25$$
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06 Feb 2019, 09:49
We bought 30 apples for 1 rupee.

We want a 20% profit when we sell a quantity of apples for 1 rupee.

Getting a 20% profit means we are paid 1.20 times, or 6/5, of what we spent.

So, 1 rupee has to be 6/5 of what we spent on the quantity of apples that we sell for 1 rupee.

So, to make that profit, would sell a quantity of apples that cost us 5/6 of a rupee: 5/6 x (the original lot of 30 apples) = 25 apples

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06 Feb 2019, 11:38
Bunuel wrote:
If apples are bought at the rate of 30 for a rupee. How many apples must be sold for a rupee so as to have a profit of 20%?

A. 36
B. 28
C. 26
D. 25
E. 22

In real life,it is more like 30 rupees for an apple

Anyway,
1 rupee= 30 apples

20% profit ==> 30 apples should be sold for 1.2 rupees

Now, 1.2 rupees = 30 apples ==> 1 rupee = 30/1.2 apples = 25 apples

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