SOLUTION: A man buys x loaves of bread at y rand per hundred. one sixth of the loaves are given to charity. At what price per loaf p must he sell the remaining loaves so that he neither gain
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Question 919112: A man buys x loaves of bread at y rand per hundred. one sixth of the loaves are given to charity. At what price per loaf p must he sell the remaining loaves so that he neither gains nor loses any money
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The man wants cost and revenue to be equal.
Cost: in units of "rand". The man now has x loaves.
Revenue: Man has loaves because he gave to charity.
, the revenue of this bread to be sold.
Solve for p.
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