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A man buys lemons at 6 for Rs 10 and sells at 8 for Rs 15. Find his gain per cent.

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Cost price of six lemons = Rs. 10
Cost price of one lemon = Rs. 106
Cost price of eight lemons = 8 × 106 = Rs. 806 = Rs. 13.33
Selling price of eight lemons = Rs. 15

Gain = SP- CP=Rs. (15 - 13.33) = Rs. 1.67

Gain% = GainC.P.× 100 %
=1.6713.33× 100 %
=12.5%

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