A person bought some articles at the rate of 5 per rupee and the same number at the rate of 4 per rupee. He mixed both the types and sold at the rate of 9 for 2 rupees. In this business he suffered a loss of ₹ 3. The total number of articles bought by him was:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Quantity Price
5 × 4 1 × 4 (bought same number of article)
4 × 5 1 × 5
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CP 40 × 9 9 × 9
SP 9 × 40 2 × 40 (make quantity equal)
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360 1 R (loss) → 3
↓ x3
1080 article