5 Sandeep bought 30 punnets of strawberries for £20. 1/6 of the punnets were rotten so he threw them away. He sold the remaining punnets for £1.50 each. Work out Sandeep's profit.

£17.50

Step-by-step explanation:

30 punnets /  £20

= 30 / 20

= 1.5

1 punnet costs £1.5

30 strawberries * (1/6 punnets)

= 30 * (1/6)

= 30/6

= 5

5 punnets were rotten.

5 rotten punnets * £1.5

= 5 * 1.5

= 7.5

Sandeep lost £7.5 in profits.

6/6 punnets - 1/6 rotten punnets

= 6/6 - 1/6

= 5/6

5/6 punnets are good

30 punnets * 5/6 good punnets

= 30 * 5/6

= 150/6

= 25

Sandeep has 25 punnets left to sell

25 punnets to sell *  £1.50

= 25 * 1.5

= 37.50

Sandeep will get £37.50 from selling the punnets.  However, you must take into account that he lost £20 when he bought the strawberies.  THat money while be added back with some extra money left over:

£37.50 - £20

= 37.50 - 20

= 17.50

Put all into 1 equation:

{[30 * (5/6)] * 1.50} - 20

= {(150/6) * 1.50} - 20

= {25 * 1.50} - 20

= 37.50 -20

= 17.50

Overall, Sandeep's actual profits are equal to 17.50

I hope this is correct!  Please tell me if the answer or info I gave was wrong!

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