Multiple choice

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 Rs 3. The total number of articles bought by him was

  1. 1090

  2. 1080

  3. 540

  4. 545

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Let n articles of each type. Cost = n/5 + n/4 = 9n/20. SP = 2n/9. Loss = 9n/20 - 2n/9 = 81n/180 - 40n/180 = 41n/180 = 3, so n = 540. Total articles = 2n = 1080. The claimed answer B (1080) is correct.