Question

Alisha buys 200 books costing £3 each.

Answer 1

The number of books Alisha did not sell after making a profit of £490 is 45 books

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How to find how many book she sell base on the profit?

She buys 200 books costing £3 each.

Therefore,

cost = 3 × 200 = £600

Hence,

She sells 2/5 of the books at £8 each.

total amount = 2 / 5 of 200 × 8

total amount = 80 × 8

total amount = £640

Alisha then reduces the price of the remaining books by a quarter.

She then sells some of the remaining books.

Therefore,

the remaining book = 120

She sold some of the remaining books.

profit = selling price - cost price

490  = selling price - 600

selling price = 490 + 600

selling price = £1090

Therefore,

the cost of the remaining book she sold = 1090 - 640 = £450

Hence,

let

x = number of book sold

6(x) = 450

x = 450 / 6

x = 75

The number book she did not sell = 120 - 75 = 45

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