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A fruit merchant makes a profit of 25% by selling mangoes at a certain price. If he charges Re. 1 more on each mango, he would gain 50%. At first the price of one mango was
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- Rs. 5
- Rs. 7
- Rs. 4
- Rs. 6
Correct Option: A
Given , Gain = 50%
Let Original price of 1 mango = Rs. y
| ∴ C.P. of 1 mango = | 125 |
| C.P. of 1 mango = Rs. | 5 |
Case II,
According to the question,
| y + 1 = | × | 5 | 100 |
| ⇒ y + 1 = | ⇒ | – y = 1 | 5 | 5 |
| ⇒ | = 1 ⇒ y = Rs. 5 | 5 |
