Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
A man bought some pencils for Rs 30 and some pens for Rs 90. The next day, he again bought some pencils for Rs 25. Then, he sold all the pencils for Rs 20 and the pens for Rs 70. What was his net gain or loss?
Advertisements
उत्तर
Total cost price = Price of pencils + Price of pens
= 30 + 90 + 25
= Rs 145
Total amount sold = Price of pen + Price of pencils
= 20 + 70
= 90
Selling price - costing price = 90 - 145
= -55
The negative sign implies loss.
Hence, his net loss was Rs 55.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Following number line shows the temperature in degree celsius (°C) at different places on a particular day

Observe this number line and write the temperature of the places marked on it.
Find the additive inverse of: −1001
Is the following statement true or false?
(−7) − 3 = (−3) − (−7)
Multiply: 0 by –31
Use convenient groupings and find the value of: (−8) × (−63) × 9
Simplify: 43 × (–33) + 43 × (–17)
Divide: –15625 by –125
Fill in the blanks:
(......) ÷ (−5) = 25
If we denote the height of a place above sea level by a positive integer and depth below the sea level by a negative integer, write the following using integers with the appropriate signs:
10 m above sea level
Remembering that 1AD came immediately after 1BC, while solving these problems take 1BC as –1 and 1AD as +1.
Greek mathematician Archimedes lived between 287 BC and 212 BC and Aristotle lived between 380 BC and 322 BC. Who lived during an earlier period?
