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Select the correct answerA person bought some oranges at the rate of 3 per rupee. He bought the same number of oranges at the rate of 2 per rupee. He mixes both the types and sells at 5 for rupees 2. In this business he bears a loss of Rs 4. Find out how many oranges he bought in all?Options120 oranges240 oranges180 orangesCan’t be determined

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Select the correct answerA person bought some oranges at the rate of 3 per rupee. He bought the same number of oranges at the rate of 2 per rupee. He mixes both the types and sells at 5 for rupees 2. In this business he bears a loss of Rs 4. Find out how many oranges he bought in all?Options120 oranges240 oranges180 orangesCan’t be determined

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Let's solve this step by step:

  1. Let's assume the person bought 'x' oranges at the rate of 3 per rupee and 'x' oranges at the rate of 2 per rupee.

  2. So, the total cost of oranges bought at the rate of 3 per rupee = x/3 rupees and the total cost of oranges bought at the rate of 2 per rupee = x/2 rupees.

  3. Therefore, the total cost of all oranges = x/3 + x/2 = (2x + 3x) / 6 = 5x/6 rupees.

  4. The person sells all the oranges at 5 for rupees 2. So, the selling price of all oranges = 2x/5 rupees.

  5. Given that the person bears a loss of Rs 4, we can write the equation as: Cost Price - Selling Price = Loss.

  6. Substituting the values we get: 5x/6 - 2x/5 = 4.

  7. Solving this equation we get: 25x - 12x = 120, which simplifies to 13x = 120.

  8. Solving for 'x' we get x = 120/13 which is not a whole number and since the number of oranges cannot be a fraction, the number of oranges he bought cannot be determined from the given information.

So, the correct answer is "Can’t be determined".

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