Question

A hawker bought boxes of tomatoes at R18 per box at the market. He sold all but 5 boxes which went bad, at R25 per box. If he made a profit of R155, how many boxes of tomatoes did he buy?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Let's denote the total number of boxes the hawker bought as "x".

The cost of each box is R18, so the total cost of buying "x" boxes is 18x.

He sold all but 5 boxes, so he sold (x - 5) boxes at R25 per box. The revenue from selling these boxes is 25 * (x - 5).

The profit is calculated by subtracting the cost from the revenue, so we have:

Profit = Revenue - Cost

155 = 25 * (x - 5) - 18x

Simplifying the equation:

155 = 25x - 125 - 18x

155 + 125 = 25x - 18x

280 = 7x

Dividing both sides by 7:

x = 280 / 7

x = 40

Therefore, the hawker bought 40 boxes of tomatoes.