A person who has a certain amount with him goes to the market. With this amount he can buy either $50$ oranges or $40$ mangoes. He retains $10 %$ of the amount for taxi fare and buys $20$ mangoes and out of the balance he purchases oranges. The number of oranges that he can purchased is

Question

A person who has a certain amount with him goes to the market. With this amount he can buy either

50

oranges or

40

mangoes. He retains

10 %

of the amount for taxi fare and buys

20

mangoes and out of the balance he purchases oranges. The number of oranges that he can purchased is

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

-d- Let the person have Rs-100- For Rs-100- he can purchase either 50 oranges or 40 mangoes- i-e- cost of one orange -Rs-2-xA0-and cost of one mango -Rs-2-50- Now he keeps Rs-10 for taxi fare and buys 20 mangoes for which he pays Rs-50-xA0-He is left with Rs-40 with which he can buy 20 oranges-

A person who has a certain amount with him goes to the market. With this amount he can buy either 50 oranges or 40 mangoes. He retains 10% of the amount for taxi fare and buys 20 mangoes and out of the balance he purchases oranges. The number of oranges that he can purchased is20361540

(d) Let the person have Rs.100. For Rs.100, he can purchase either 50 oranges or 40 mangoes, i.e., cost of one orange =Rs.2 and cost of one mango =Rs.2.50. Now he keeps Rs.10 for taxi fare and buys 20 mangoes for which he pays Rs.50. He is left with Rs.40 with which he can buy 20 oranges.