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Question
Kannan has a fruit shop. He sells 1 dozen bananas at a loss of ₹ 2 each because it may get rotten next day. What is his loss?
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Solution
1 dozen = 12 bananas
For 1 banana loss = ₹ 2
For 12 bananas loss = ₹ 2 × 12 = ₹ 24
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