document.write( "Question 1063532: Solution: A man purchased some eggs at 3 or rupees 5 and sold them at 5 for rupees 12. Thus, he gained rupees 143 in all. How many eggs did he purchase?
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document.write( "As I understand the condition (which is written in the manner far from perfect) your equation is \r\n" );
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document.write( " = 143,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where \"n\" is the number of eggs (unknown).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply by 15 both side, simplify and solve.\r\n" );
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