Question

Two salesmen make equal sales during the month of August. In September, each salesman doubles his/her sale of the month of August. Compare their sales in September.

• A. Equal sales in September
• B. Unequal sales in September
• C. Ambiguous
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Equal sales in September

Let each salesman makes the sale of Rs. $x$ in August.
As per the question, In September, the sale of each salesman is Rs. $2x$.
According to Euclids sixth axiom, things that are double the same thing are equal to one another.
So, the sales of each salesman are equal in the month of september