GATE Civil Engineering (CE) 2018 Shift 1 Solved Paper

Question : 7 of 65

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A fruit seller sold a basket of fruits at

12.5 \%

loss. Had he sold it for Rs. 108 more, he would have made a

10 \%

gain. What is the loss in Rupees incurred by the fruit seller?

Solution:

12.5 \% x+10 \% x=108

x=\;{108}/{22.5}

So loss

\;\; 108 × \;{12.5}/{22.5}=60

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