A mearchant on selling rice earns profit Rs 10 per bag of basmati rice sold and a loss of Rs 5 per bag of non basmati rice.
What is the number of basmati rice bags he must sell to have neither profit nor loss, If the number of bags of non- basmati rice sold is 6400

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loss on one non-basmati bag=Rs5
loss on 6400 bags=5*6400
=Rs32,000

For no profit no loss,

profit=loss
profit=Rs32,000

Rs 10 profit earned on 1 bag
Rs32,000 profit earned on,
$\frac{1}{10} \times 32000 = 3200$
So,3200 bags of basmati rice must be sold.
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A mearchant on selling rice earns profit Rs 10 per bag of basmati rice sold and a loss of Rs 5 per bag of non basmati rice.What is the number of basmati rice bags he must sell to have neither profit nor loss, If the number of bags of non- basmati rice sold is 6400

loss on one non-basmati bag=Rs5loss on 6400 bags=5*6400=Rs32,000For no profit no loss,profit=lossprofit=Rs32,000Rs 10 profit earned on 1 bagRs32,000 profit earned on,110×32000 =3200So,3200 bags of basmati rice must be sold.'

A mearchant on selling rice earns profit Rs 10 per bag of basmati rice sold and a loss of Rs 5 per bag of non basmati rice.
What is the number of basmati rice bags he must sell to have neither profit nor loss, If the number of bags of non- basmati rice sold is 6400

loss on one non-basmati bag=Rs5
loss on 6400 bags=5*6400
=Rs32,000

For no profit no loss,

profit=loss
profit=Rs32,000

Rs 10 profit earned on 1 bag
Rs32,000 profit earned on,
$\frac{1}{10} \times 32000 = 3200$
So,3200 bags of basmati rice must be sold.
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