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. A shopkeeper earns a profit of Re 1 by selling one pen and incurs a loss of 40 paise perpencil while selling pencils of her old stock. In a particular month she incurs a loss of Rs 5. In a month she earns neither profit nor loss. If she sold 70 pens, how many pencils did she sell?​

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Answer:

i) Loss = Rs 5

Profit gained by selling ONE pen = Re. 1

Profit gained by selling 45 pens = Rs 45

45 + x = - 5

x = - 50

So, a loss of Rs 50 has OCCURRED while selling pencils.

No. of Pencils sold = 50 / 0.40

                             = 125

She sold 125 pencils in this period.

(ii) Profit Or Loss Incurred = 0

70 pens were sold, so profit gained = Rs 70

Cost Price Of Pencils = 70 - 0 = Rs 70

No. of pencils sold = 70 / 0.40 = 175

Therefore,

She Sold 175 pencils in the next month.

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