A cement company earns a profit of Rs. 9 per bag of white cement sold and a loss of Rs. 5 per bag of grey cement sold. What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor loss, if the number of grey bags sold is 5400.

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Profit on white cement bag =Rs.+9Loss on grey cement bag =Rs.−5Loss on 1 bag of grey cement =Rs.−5Loss on 5400 bag of grey cement =(−5)×5400=Rs.−27000Let the number of bags of white cement be x.Profit on 1 bag of white cement =Rs.+9Profit on x bags of white cement =Rs.+9xNow, Total profit/loss =0⇒ Total profit + Total loss =0⇒9x+(−27000)=0⇒9x=27000⇒x=927000​⇒x=3000∴ Number of white bags sold =3000

Question Text	A cement company earns a profit of Rs. $9$ per bag of white cement sold and a loss of Rs. $5$ per bag of grey cement sold. What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor loss, if the number of grey bags sold is $5400$ .
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A cement company earns a profit of Rs. $9$ per bag of white cement sold and a loss of Rs. $5$ per bag of grey cement sold. What is the number of white cement bags it must sell to have neither profit nor loss, if the number of grey bags sold is $5400$ .

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