Question

A trader paid 15 for 6 drinking cups. One of the cups got broken. He sold the remaining five, making a profit of 10percent calculates the cost of each of the six cups ​

Answer 1

The cost of each of the six cups is 2.50.

Explanation:

The cost of each of the six cups can be calculated as follows:

Cost per cup = Total cost / Number of cups paid for ................. (1)

Where;

Cost per cup = ?

Total cost of cups = 15

Number of cups paid for = 6

Substituting the values into equation (1), we have:

Cost per cup = 15 / 6

Cost per cup = 2.50

Therefore, the cost of each of the six cups is 2.50.