a shopkeeper earn a profit of rs 2 by selling one pen and incurs a loss of 50 paise per pencil while selling pencils of her old stock. a. in a particular month she incurred a loss of rs 10 . in this period she sold 45 pens.how many pencils did she her old stock.
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She sold 45 pens that month
this means she made a profit of 45*2= Rs. 90
but
As per Question she made a loss of Rs. 10
=> she made a total loss of 90-x=-10
x=Rs. 100
it is given that she incurs a loss of 50 paise per pencil
=> She sold 100÷1/2
= 100×2=200
Therefore she sold 200 pencils that month
this means she made a profit of 45*2= Rs. 90
but
As per Question she made a loss of Rs. 10
=> she made a total loss of 90-x=-10
x=Rs. 100
it is given that she incurs a loss of 50 paise per pencil
=> She sold 100÷1/2
= 100×2=200
Therefore she sold 200 pencils that month
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Answer:
45 pens profit = 90 rupees
loss at one question = 10 rupees
total loss=90-x=-10
x=100rupees
she incurs a loss of 50 paise at per pencil =she sold100*2=200
therefore she sold 200 pencils in a particular month
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