Question

A bought a certain quantity of oranges at a total cost of ₹ 1200. He sold 1/3rd of those oranges at 20% loss. If A earns an overall profit of 10%, at what percent profit did A sell the rest of the oranges?
1200 + 120 = 1320
1320 - 320 = 1000
2/3 = 800
200/800 * 100 = 25%

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