Question

a shopkeeper sold 20 pencils for rs 25 each.if he made a loss of rs 25, what price did he buy each pencil at?

Answer 1

let the price of pencil he buys be X
then,
20pencils=25rs. (1)
X=25. ( 2)
putting (1)in(2)
20+X=25-25
X= -20

therefore
he buys 20 pencils

Answer 2

Let the buy price be x
20*25
500 loss of rs 25
525\20=x
26.25
He buy one pencil of rs26.25

I hope answer is correct