A seller purchased some mangoes for Rs 800 and some apples for Rs. 900. He sold the mangoes at a loss of 4 percent and apples at a profit of 10 percent. Overall he make a.?  Choices.
A) 55 B) 58 C) 56 D) 60 E) 50
Let the SP of the mangoes and apples be Rs. m and Rs. a respectively.   m = 800(1 - 4/100) = 800 - 32   a = 900(1 + 5/100) = 900 + 90   Total SP - Total CP = m + a - (800 + 900) = - 32 + 90 = Rs. 58   As this is positive, an overall profit of Rs. 500 was made.   Answer: 58
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A seller purchased some mangoes for Rs 800 and some apples for Rs. 900. He sold the mangoes at a loss of 4 percent and apples at a profit of 10 percent. Overall he make a.?