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  • 11-09-2018
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During a fair reeta gains rs 2 on each pen and loses rs 1 on each pencil she sells 50 pens and somepencils losing rs 15 in all how many pencils does she sells

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  • 14-09-2018

solution:

gain on each pen = 2

and loss on each pencil= 1

gain on 50 pens = 50 x 2 = 100

let the number of pencils she sells be x.

amount of money lost on x pencils = x

net loss = 15rs

x -100 = 15

x = 100+15

x = 115

so, total number of pencils = 115


 

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