Question

A shopkeeper earns a of Rs 1 on selling one pen and suffers a loss of 30 paise on selling one pencil . in a particular month , he incurs a loss of Rs 5 . in that month , he sold 40 pens . how many pencils did he sell in that period? ( tell me in proper solution please please fast )​

Answer 1

Answer:

150 pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the no. of total pencils sold be x

Total Profit= no of pens×1 - no of pencils×0.30

for the given month profit = -5(loss)

$- 5 = 40 \times 1 - .30 \times x$

$.3x = 45$

$x = 150$

Answer 2

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