Question

Ankit bought 7 pens and paid ₹60 to the shopkeeper. If he got back ₹4 as balance, what was the price of one pen?

Answer 1

Answer:

Change he had gotten back=  ₹4

Amount he had paid=  ₹60

Therefore cost of the 7 pens= 60-4=  ₹56

Therefore cost of one pen= Cost of 7 pens/7 pens =

56/7=  ₹8

Hence each pen costs  ₹8

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Answer 2

As we know that the data given below is provided in the question,

In the above question, it is given that,

It is given that Ankit bought 7 pens and paid ₹60.

He got back ₹4

Here we have to find the price of one pen​.

We have to divide the total amount by the number of pens so we can know the value of 1 pen.

Thus, the cost of 1 pen is,

The cost of seven pens is $=60-4=Rs.56$

Therefore the cost of 1 pen is,

$=\frac{56}{7} \\=Rs.8$  

Hence the cost of 1 pen is Rs.8