Mahesh is a sari dealer. He gets a profit of 100 by selling a cotton sari and loses 40 per sari by
selling the old stock of synthetic saris
In a deal with a retailer, he last 1000 by selling 80 synthetic saris and few cotton saris.
Find the number of cotton saris he sold in this deal
Answers
Answer:
42 cotton sarees
Step-by-step explanation:
profit on new cotton sarees= rs. 100
loss on old sythetic sarees= rs. 40
loss on 80 synthetic sarees= 80x40
= rs. 3200
let x be profit of earned by selling cotton sarees
A.T.Q
x-3200= Rs. 1000
x = 1000+3200
x= 4200
profit earned by selling cotton sarees = Rs. 4200
no. of cotton sarees sold = 4200/100
= 42 cotton sarees
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Answer :
- Number of cotton saris he sold in this deal = 22
Given :
- Mahesh is a sari dealer. he gets a profit of 100 by selling a cotton saris and loses 40 per sari by selling the old stock of synthetic saris
- In a deal with a retailer, he last 1000 by selling 80 synthetic saris and few cotton saris
To find :
- Number of cotton saris he sold in this deal
Solution :
- Profit on selling one cotton sari = 100 Rupees
- Loses on selling one synthetic sari = -40 Rupeess
Given that, he last 1000 by selling 80 synthetic saris and few cotton saris so,
- -40 × 80 = -3200 Rupees
- Let the number of cotton saris he sold in this deal be x
He gets a profit of 100 by selling a cotton sari so,
- 100x
According to question :
➟ -3200 + 100x = - 1000
➟ 100x = 3200 - 1000
➟ 100x = 2200
➟ x = 2200/100
➟ x = 22
Hence ,Number of cotton saris he sold in this deal = 22
Verification :
➟ -3200 + 100x = - 1000
➟ -3200 + 100(22) = -1000
➟ -3200 + 2200 = -1000
➟ -1000 = -1000
Hence verified