Question

A cement company gains rupees 12 per bag of white cement sold and gets a loss of rupees 8 per bag of grey cement sold.



a) If a company sells 3500 bags of white cement and 5000 bags of grey cement in a month, find loss or gain.



b) If the number of grey cement bags is 6000 how many bags of white cement should the company sell to have neither gain or loss.

Answer 1

Answer:

a)  2000, gain b)4000

Step-by-step explanation:

a) (12x3500) - (8x5000)

   42000-40000

   2000

b) 6000x8

   48000

    48000 ÷ 12

    4000