Question

A shopkeeper sells a pencil for rupees 5 1/4 . He makes a total of rupees 446 1/4 by the end of the day. If the pencils came in boxes of 15 each, approximately how many boxes has he sold by the end of the day?​

Answer 1

Cost of one pencil = 5¼ = 21/4 = 5.25

Total cost of pencil = 446¼ = 1785/4 = 446.25

Pencils came in boxes of 15 each.

Number of boxes has he sold by the end of the day = ( Total cost of pencil ÷ Total cost of pencil ) × Pencils came in boxes

${~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\implies \sf (446.25 ÷ 5.25 ) × 15}$

${~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\implies \sf 85 \times 15}$

${~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\implies \sf 1275}$

• Number of boxes has he sold by the end of the day is 1275.

Answer 2

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• ⚘Cost of one pencil = 5¼ = 21/4 = 5.25

• ⚘Total cost of pencil = 446¼ = 1785/4 = 446.25

• ⚘Pencils came in boxes of 15 each.

• ⚘Number of boxes has he sold by the end of the day = ( Total cost of pencil ÷ Total cost of pencil ) × Pencils came in boxes

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$\blue{~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\implies \sf 85 \times 15}$

$\purple{~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\implies \tt1275}$

• ⚘Number of boxes has he sold by the end of the day is 1275.