Question

A cement company earns a profit of ` 9 per bag of white cement sold and a loss of ` 5 per bag of grey cement sold. (i) The company sells 7000 bags of white cement and 6000 bags of grey cent in a month. What is its profit or loss? (ii) What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor loss, if the number of grey bags sold is 5400.
SCERT Class 7 Telangana, Maths Chapter 1 Integers

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

profit. loss

9 per bag. 5 per bag

7*9 =63 6*5 = 30

63-30 = 33 ie 33000 profit over all

54 grey bags 54*5 = 270

white to be sold 270/9 =30 ie. 3000 bags