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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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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No. of oranges Mr. Mehra receives = x Total no. of oranges = x + 3 Actual cost of each orange = Cost of one orange for Mr. Mehra = According to question, Since, no. of oranges cannot be negative, ∴ x ≠ -15. Hence, no. of oranges = 12 and equation = x² + 3x - 180.

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