Question

A shopkeeper earns a profit of ₹30 by selling one geometry box and incurs a loss of ₹10 while selling one lunch box.
(a) In a month, he earns neither profit nor loss. lf he sold 60 lunch boxes, how many geometry boxes did he sell?
(b) In the next month, he incurs a loss of ₹50. ln this period, if he sold 12 geometry boxes, how many lunch boxes did he sell?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 20 boxes

b)41 boxes

Step-by-step explanation:

a) 60/30= 20

b) 12*30=360

360÷ 10=36 lunch boxes

50÷10(for the loss)=5

36+5= 41 boxes