Question

10. A vegetable merchant gets a profit of 100 per
bag on onions sold and a loss of 30 per bag on
potatoes sold.
a. If he sells 30 bags of onions and 50 bags of
potatoes on a particular day, what is his profit
or loss?
b. Find his profit or loss if he sells 60 bags of
potatoes and 30 bags of onions.
c. Find the number of bags of onion he should
sell to make no profit or loss, if he sold 40
bags of potatoes.​

Answer 1

Answer:

• 10. A vegetable merchant gets a profit of 100 per
• bag on onions sold and a loss of 30 per bag on
• potatoes sold.
• a. If he sells 30 bags of onions and 50 bags of
• potatoes on a particular day, what is his profit
• or loss?
• b. Find his profit or loss if he sells 60 bags of

1. potatoes and 30 bags of onions.
2. c. Find the number of bags of onion he should
3. sell to make no profit or loss, if he sold 40
4. bags of potatoes