Mathematics
Mr. Mehra sends his servant to the market to buy oranges worth ₹ 15. The servant having eaten three oranges on the way, Mr. Mehra pays 25 paise per orange more than the market price. Taking x to be the number of oranges which Mr. Mehra receives, form a quadratic equation in x. Hence, find the value of x.
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