A fruit seller purchases oranges at the rate of 3 for Rs 5 and sells them at 2 for Rs 4 His profit in the transaction is:

A) 25%

B) 15%

C) 20%

D) 10%

A fruit sellers purchases oranges at rate 3 for Rs 5

Cost of 3 oranges = Rs 5

Cost of 1 oranges = Rs 

Same fruit man sells them at rate 2 for Rs 4

Sale of 2 oranges = Rs 4

Sale of 1 oranges = Rs 2

If we see the price per oranges of cost price (CP) and selling price (SP).

SP>CP

It means fruit seller get profit per oranges.

Profit = SP-CP

Now we find profit percentage,

Thus, Fruit seller will get 20% profit in the transaction.

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