SOLUTION: A shopkeeper buys 10 apples at a certain price . But he steals three more from the dealer . assuming that one apple was rotten and he sells each of the remaining apples at the cost

Question 751903: A shopkeeper buys 10 apples at a certain price . But he steals three more from the dealer . assuming that one apple was rotten and he sells each of the remaining apples at the cost price, what is his profit?
I have tried but don't seem to get the correct answer.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the total cost of the apples he bought
= the original cost / apple
If he steals and is rotten, he has free apples
Now his cost/apple is
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He sells apples at for each apple
= his total income from apples
Profit = Income - Cost
Profit =
Profit =
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Hope I got it

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