Question

Vinod has few pencils. If he sells each pencil at Rs 2.25, he earns Rs. 110
profit. If he sells each pencil at Rs. 1.75, he faces loss of Rs. 55. How many
pencils Vinod has?​

Answer 1

Answer:

220

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of pencils had by Vinod is 220.

Solution:

Let number of pencils Vinod have be 'x'.

Let the cost price of x pencils be cp.

It is given that Vinod makes a profit of Rs.110 if he sells at a price of Rs. 2.5 per pencil,

2.5x - cp = 110

It is given that he incurs a loss of Rs.55 if he sells the same number of pencils for Rs. 1.75 per pencil,

also, 1.75x - cp = -55

Solving both, we get p = 220

Hence the number of pencils had by Vinod is 220.

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