document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148684>Question 1148684</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a vendor brought pineapples Rs.35 each , 1/5th of them were spoiled,1/4th were donated while the rest were sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q1)fraction of pineapples donated from the whole stock?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q2)fraction of pineapples sold from the whole stock?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q3)if by bringing pineapples each Rs.70 he obtained a total of Rs.1470 ,how many pineapples did he bring?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Q4)what profit did he obtain from the above business? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #770031 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=770031\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x is the number of pineapples bought.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5 * x are spoiled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/5 * x are left.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "out of the 4/5 * x that are left, 1/4 * 4/5 * x = 4/20 * x are donated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4/5 * x minus 4/20 * x = 16/20 * x minus 4/20 * x = 12/20 * x are sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12/20 * x are sold at .70 each for a total revenue of .42 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total revenue is 1470, therefore .42 * x = 1470.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get x = 1470 / .42 = 3500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total cost = .35 * x = .35 * 3500 = 1225.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total revenue is 1470 and total cost is 1225.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total profit is 1470 minus 1225 = 245.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to see if this makes sense, we go back to the original problem with the number of pineapples being bought equal to 3500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total cost is .35 * 3500 = 1225.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/5 are spoiled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this leave 3500 - 1/5 * 3500 = 2800 that are not spoiled.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 of those are donated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1/4 * 2800 = 700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that leaves 2800 minus 700 = 2100 that are sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "they are sold at .70 each for a total revenue of .70 * 2100 = 1470.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "number look good.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer to your questions are shown below.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q1)fraction of pineapples donated from the whole stock?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "whole stock was 3500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700 were donated.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "700/3500 = 7/35 = 1/5 of the whole stock were donated.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q2)fraction of pineapples sold from the whole stock?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2100 were sold.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2100/3500 = 21/35 = 3/5 of the whole stock were sold.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q3)if by bringing pineapples each Rs.70 he obtained a total of Rs.1470 ,how many pineapples did he bring?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he bought 3500.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "he sold 2100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "not sure what you mean by how many pineapple did he bring.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you mean how many were sold, then 2100.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if you mean how many were bought, then 3500.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q4)what profit did he obtain from the above business?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his cost was .35 * 3500 = 1225.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his revenue was 1470.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his profit was 1470 minus 1335 = 245.\r<BR>\n" );
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