Question

12. A shopkeeper earns profit of Rs 1 by selling a pen and gets loss of 40 paise per pencil
.
1) In last month he has loss of Rs 5. In this period, he sold 45 pens. How many pencils did he sell
in this period ?
(ii) In next month he earns neither profit nor loss. If he sold 70 pens. How many pencils did he
sell?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1). (-5000)÷(-40)= 125 pencils