Question

.A shopman bought pens at the
rate of 7 for 10 and sold them
at a profit of 40%. How many
pens would a customer get for
10 ?
(1) 6
(2) 4
(3) 5
(4) 3
pls reply with explanation​

Answer 1

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nimanandannsoywfb1

04.11.2017

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A shopkeeper bought pens at the rate of 7 for Rs 10 and sold them at a profit of 40%. How many pens would a customer get for Rs 10?

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let total number of pen to sold is 70.

total buing cost =100

40 % profit

selling price=140

₹140 for 70 pen

then ₹10 for 10×70/140=5

answer=5 pen

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Answer:

The number of pens customer would get for Rs 10 is 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Given as :

The cost price of 7 pens = Rs 10

∴ The cost price of 1 pen = Rs

Now, Profit percentage for selling the pen = 40%

∵ profit % =

or, 40% = - 1

or, + 1 =

or, =

or, =

or, sp =

or, sp = ×

∴ sp = Rs 2

So, Selling price of each pen is Rs 2

Now, number of pens =

i.e number of pens = = 5

Hence The number of pens customer would get for Rs 10 is 5

Answer 2

Answer:

According to question,

CP of 7 Pens are = Rs. 10

Gain 40%

SP of 7 Pens are = Rs. 14

SP of 1 Pen is =147=2

Customer gets in 10 Rs.