Question

in the Sunday Bazaar Jamuna sells her lemons at 0.50 for two lemons. her neighbour Seema has slightly smaller lemons, she sells her horse at 0.40 for three lemons; after a while, when both ladies have the same number of lemons left, Seema is called away. she asks her neighbour to take care of her goods to make things simple Jamuna puts all lemons in one big file and starts selling 5 lemons for one rupee. when Seema returns, at the end of the day, all lemons have been sold. but when they start dividing the money, there appears to be a shortage of 3.50. supposing the divide the money equally how much does Jamuna lose in this deal??

Answer 1

Jamuna looses 11.50 in the deal.

Explanation:

First thing, there can not be shortage but excess money of 3.50, as Jamuna sold it more price (i.e. 1.00 rather than 0.5 + 0.4 = 0.9 per 5 lemons., once deal started with same number of lemons.

Both have 210 lemons

Jamuna share price is : 210 x 50/2 = 52.50

Seema share price: 210 x 0.40/3 = 28

So total should be: 52.50+28 =80.5

But she sold it : 420 *0.2 (five per rupee) = 84.00 Rupees

Profit: 84.00-80.50 = 3.50 rupees

Now 84 rupees divided by both same, each having 42

So Jamuna get 52.50-41 = 11.50 Rupees loss

Seema profited from the deal: 41-28=13 Rupees.