Seema bought 20 pens, 8 packets of wax colours, 6 calculators, and 7 pencil boxes. The price of one pen is ₹7, one packet of wax colour is ₹22, one calculator is ₹175, and one pencil box is ₹14 more than the combined price of one pen and one packet of wax colours. How much amount did Seema pay to the shopkeeper? (a) ₹1,491 (b) ₹1,725 (c) ₹1,667 (d) ₹1,527 (e) None of these

Solution

To find the total amount Seema paid to the shopkeeper, we calculate the total cost of each item type and then sum these costs.

Cost of Pens

There are 20 pens at ₹7 each, so the total cost for pens is:

\[
20 \times 7 = ₹140
\]

Cost of Wax Colours

There are 8 packets of wax colours at ₹22 each, so the total cost for wax colours is:

\[
8 \times 22 = ₹176
\]

Cost of Calculators

There are 6 calculators at ₹175 each, so the total cost for calculators is:

\[
6 \times 175 = ₹1050
\]

Cost of Pencil Boxes

The price of one pencil box is ₹14 more than the combined price of one pen and one packet of wax colours. Therefore, the price of one pencil box is:

\[
7 (pen) + 22 (wax colour) + 14 = ₹43
\]

Since there are 7 pencil boxes, the total cost for pencil boxes is:

\[
7 \times 43 = ₹301
\]

Total Amount Paid

Adding up all the costs:

\[
140 (pens) + 176 (wax colours) + 1050 (calculators) + 301 (pencil boxes) = ₹1667
\]

Therefore, Seema paid a total of ₹1667 to the shopkeeper.

The correct answer is (c) ₹1,667.