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 cement 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.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

(i) The company sells 7000 bags of white cement

=7000×9=63000

The company sells 6000 bags of grey cement

=6000×5=30000

●63000-30000=33000 Profit

(ii) The number of grey bags sold is 5400

5400×5=27000 loss

To have neither profit nor loss, the company must sell a profit of 27000

■Lets take the white cement bags to sell as x.

27000=9×(x)

27000÷9=x

x=3000

■ The company must sell 3000 whits bags to have neither profit nor loss.

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