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By selling 100 mangoes, a fruit seller gains the SP of 20 mangoes. Find his gain%.

Let the selling price of each mango be Rs. x


Selling price of 100 mangoes = Rs. 100 x


Gain = 20 selling price of mango


Gain = Rs. 20 x


CP = SP – gain


CP = 100x – 20x


CP = 80x


Percentage gain


Percentage gain


Percentage Gain = 20%


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