SOLUTION: A trader purchased 10 dozen eggs at £300.00 per dozen.On getting to her shop,she found that 20 eggs were broken.How much did she sell the remaining eggs if she made a profit of 1

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Question 1134139: A trader purchased 10 dozen eggs at £300.00 per dozen.On getting to her shop,she found that 20 eggs were broken.How much did she sell the remaining eggs if she made a profit of 10%.
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The initial cost:

£

The revenue including the 10% profit:
£

Number of good eggs trader sold:
Given 20 eggs were broken,
eggs.


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Selling Price PER EGG that the trader used:
, £/egg
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Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A trader purchased 10 dozen eggs at £300.00 per dozen.On getting to her shop,she found that 20 eggs were broken.How much did she sell the remaining eggs if she made a profit of 10%.
Number of eggs purchased: 10 dozens or 120, and amount paid = £300 per, or £3,000
A profit of 10% means that she must sell the remaining eggs for 1.1(3,000), or £3,300 <======= CORRECT ANSWER
This is also equivalent to selling the remaining 100 (120 - 20) eggs for , or £33 each.
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