Question

If Rahul earns a profit of Rs 1 by selling one pen and incurs a loss of Rs0.40paise per pencil while selling pencils from her old stock. In a particular month he incurs a loss of Rs 5. In this period, he sold 45 pens. How many pencils did she sell in this period?

Pls answer.

Answer 1

Answer:

125 pencils

Step-by-step explanation:

Profit per pen= Rs.1

Thus, Profit on 45 pens= Rs. 45

Let no. of pencils be x

Loss per pencil=Rs.0.4

Loss on x pencils= 0.4x

Total loss during the month= Rs.5

Therefore profit= -Rs.5

Thus,

Profit on Pens- Loss on Pencils=-5

Therefore,

45 - 0.4x= -5

- 0.4x = -50

x= -50/-0.4

x= 125