Question

A shopkeeper bought some pencils at rupees 120 per dozen one day a poor boy came to shopkeeper to buy 2 pencils but he has only rupees 16 the shopkeeper gave him to pencils for 16 what is the selling price of one pencil

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

A dozen pencil contain 12 pencil.

The shopkeeper purchase at 120 the pencil.

Therefore,the each pencil cost for 10 rupees. Selling price of pencil is 8 rupees as poor boy buy 2 pencil for 16 rupees. When we divide 16 by 2 we get 8