Question

4. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 1 on selling one pen and suffers a loss of 30 paise on selling one pencil.
In a particular month, he incurs a loss of 5. In that month, he sold 40 pens. How many pencils did he
sell in that period?​

Answer 1

Answer:

150 pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

he sold 40 pens. so he should get 40 rs ...

but he had a loss if 5 rs ...

so total loss caused is 45rs

which is occurred by selling pencils at loss of 30 paise on each ...

45 rs ... divided by 30 paise. = 150 pencils