Question

a trader brought a number of articles for 3000. ten of the articles were damaged and he sold each of the rest at rs 5 more than the cost price thus getting a profit of rs 500 on whole transaction. find the number of articles.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of articles = 110

Step-by-step explanation:

let the number of articles be X

So the articles in good condition = X-10

He sold these articles at rs 5 more than the cost price thus getting a profit of rs 500

So (X-10) × 5 = 500

X - 10 = 500 ÷ 5

X - 10 = 100

X = 100 + 10

= 110

The number of articles =110

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

ans : 110

The number of articles the trader bought are 110