Question

a fruit seller brought some watermelons at rupees 8 each . out of these , five were broken .he sold the remaining at rupees 15 each and made a gain of rupees 275. how many watermelons did he buy?

Answer 1

Answer :

Let , Total number of water melon he buy = x

So, From given condition , we get

15 ( x - 5 ) - 8x = 275

15x - 75 - 8x = 275

7x = 350

x = 50

So,

Total number of water melon he buy = 50 ( Ans )