Question

a shopkeeper earns a profit of rs 1 by selling one pen and earns a loss of 30 paise how many pencil did he sell in that period​

Answer 1

Answer:

Loss incurred = RS 5

profit gained by selling one pen = RS 1

profit gained by selling 40 pens = RS 40

40+ x = -5

x = -45

So a lose of RS 45 has occurred while selling pencils.

show the number of pencils sold---

45\0.30 = 150

therefore he sold 150 pencils

Answer 2

Answer:

150 pencils.....................