Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Kannan has a fruit shop. He sells 1 dozen bananas at a loss of ₹ 2 each because it may get rotten next day. What is his loss?
Advertisements
Solution
1 dozen = 12 bananas
For 1 banana loss = ₹ 2
For 12 bananas loss = ₹ 2 × 12 = ₹ 24
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
A poet Tamizh Nambi lost 35 pages of his ‘lyrics’ when his file had got wet in the rain. Use integers, to determine the following.
If Tamizh Nambi wrote 5 pages per day, how many day’s work did he lose?
An atom can contain protons which have a positive charge (+) and electrons which have a negative charge (−). When an electron and a proton pair up, they become neutral (0) and cancel the charge at. Now determine the net charge:
9 protons and 12 electrons →
An atom can contain protons which have a positive charge (+) and electrons which have a negative charge (−). When an electron and a proton pair up, they become neutral (0) and cancel the charge at. Now determine the net charge:
4 protons and 8 electrons →
Scientists use the Kelvin scale (K) as an alternative temperature scale to degrees Celsius (°C) by the relation T°C = (T + 273)K. Convert the following to Kelvin:
45°C
Scientists use the Kelvin scale (K) as an alternative temperature scale to degrees Celsius (°C) by the relation T°C = (T + 273)K. Convert the following to Kelvin:
−273°C
Find the amount that is left in the student’s bank account, if he has made the following transaction in a month. His initial balance is ₹ 690
(i) Deposit (+) of ₹ 485
(ii) Withdrawal (−) of ₹ 500
(iii) Withdrawal (−) of ₹ 350
(iv) Deposit (+) of ₹ 89
(v) If another ₹ 300 was withdrawn, what would the balance be?
Buddha was born in 563 BC (BCE) and died in 483 BC (BCE). Was he alive in 500 BC (BCE)? and find his life time. (Source: Compton’s Encyclopedia)
The price of an item x increases by ₹ 10 every year and an item y decreases by ₹ 15 every year. If in 2018, the price of x is ₹ 50 and y is ₹ 90, then which item will be costlier in the year 2020.
A dog is climbing down into a well to drink water. In each jump, it goes down 4 steps. The water level is in 20th step. How many jumps does the dog take to reach the water level?
In a magic square given below each row, column and diagonal should have the same sum. Find the values of x, y, and z
| 1 | −10 | x |
| y | −3 | −2 |
| −6 | 4 | z |
