Question

A shopkeeper earns a profit of ₹2 by selling one pen and incurs a loss of 40 paise per pencil while selling pencils oh her old stock.

In the next month she earns neither profit nor loss. If she sold 70 pens, how many
pencils did she sell?

Answer 1

Answer:

350 pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

Shopkeeper sold 70 pens

one pen profit = 2

For 70 pens profit = 70*2 = 140

At the end of the month No Profit, So lost 140 by selling the pencils,

Number of pencils sold = 140/0.4 = 350

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