Question

A shopkeeper earns a profit of 2 rupees by selling one pen and incure a loss of 40paise per pencil of her old stack. In a particular month she made loss of 5 Rupees in this period she sold 45 pens how many pencils did she sell in this period

Answer 1

Statements :-

Profit earned by selling one pen = ₹2

Loss incurred by selling one pencil = 40 paise.

Profit earned by selling 45 pens = 45×2

= ₹90

Loss incurred = ₹5

Solution =

90 - X = -5

X = -95

So, a loss of ₹95 has incurred while selling pencils.

No. if pencils sold = 95 / 0.40

= 237.5

SHE SOLD 237.5 PENCILS IN THIS PERIOD.

SOLUTION :-

237.5 pencils...

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