Cost price of 12 oranges is equal to the S P of 9 oranges and the discount of 10 oranges is equal to...........

Quant (SSC) Profit and loss

Cost price of 12 oranges is equal to the S.P of 9 oranges and the discount of 10 oranges is equal to the profit on 5 oranges. What is the percentage point difference between the profit percentage and discount percentage?

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100%

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Explanation:

Let the discount be Rs. 1 per orange
Discount of 10 oranges = profit of 5 oranges
Profit of 5 oranges = Rs. 10
Profit of 1 orange = 2
⇒ profit = 2. discount
Difference = Rs. 1
i.e. Profit is 100% more than discount.