Word Problem 10
Problem 10: A man spends equal amount on buying two types of oranges (kinos) at the rate of 5 oranges for a rupee and 10 oranges for 3 rupees. The average cost of the oranges will be;
a) 24 paisas b) 26 paisas c) 25 paisas d) 27 paisas
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Solution:
The man spends certain amount on one type of oranges (Kinos)
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and he also spend same amount on other type of kinos
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Taking sum of both on both side basis
Or we can write
Leaving ‘Kinos’ on one side and shifting 25/3 to other side we get;
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So average price of Kinos is 24 paisas per kino