Question

a shopkeeper buys a certain number of books for ₹960.If the cost per book was ₹8 less, the number of books that could be bought for₹960 wouod be 4 more. Taking the original cost of each book to be ₹x write an equation in x and solve it ​

Answer 1

Answer:

A shopkeeper bought 50 English books at the cost of rupees 2000 per 25 books and 75 Mathematics books at the cost of rupees 1500 per 15 books. Find:

(a) The cost price of the English books.

(b) The cost price of the Mathematics books.

(c) The cost price of all English and Mathematics books.

(d) If he sold the English books at rupees 95 per book, find his profit in English books.

(e) If he sold the Mathematics books at rupees 95 per book, find his profit or loss in Mathematics books.