Question

a shopkeeper earns a profit of ₹ 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 ₹ 5. in that month, he sold 40 pens. how many pencils did he sell in that period?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The shopkeeper sold 150 pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The shopkeeper got loss of rupees 5 (500 paise)

pens sold are 40

profit earned by pens = 40 × 1 = 40

loss occurred by pencils = profit of pens + total loss

loss occurred = 40 + 5

loss occurred = 45

pencils sold = total loss / loss of one pencils

pencils sold = 4500/30

pencils sold = 150

Therefore 150 pencils are sold