SOLUTION: hey, could you please solve this as soon as possible urgentquestion!!! the question is If 2dozen eggs and 3kg of butter cost$23.60. If the dozen eggs increase in cost by 25% and th

Question 197189: hey, could you please solve this as soon as possible urgentquestion!!! the question is If 2dozen eggs and 3kg of butter cost$23.60. If the dozen eggs increase in cost by 25% and the !kg of butter decrease in price by 12.5%. Find the cost of ! dozen eggs and !kg of butter.
thanks so much for the help
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 2dozen eggs and 3kg of butter cost$23.60. If the dozen eggs increase in
cost by 25% and the !kg of butter decrease in price by 12.5%.
Find the cost of ! dozen eggs and !kg of butter.
:
There is no way of knowing the original cost of the eggs and butter:
:
The best you can do is find the average cost of each of the five items:
=
= 4.72
:
1.25(4.72) + .875(4.72) =
5.90 + 4.13 = $10.03 for 1 doz eggs and 1 kg of butter after the price changes
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