SOLUTION: if nails are bought at 35 cents per dozen and sold at 3 for 10 cents, the profit on dozen is? note dozen denotes a quantity consisting of items or units

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Question 699095: if nails are bought at 35 cents per dozen and sold at 3 for 10 cents, the profit on dozen is?
note dozen denotes a quantity consisting of items or units

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if nails are bought at 35 cents per dozen and sold at 3 for 10 cents, the profit on dozen is?
:
Find the selling price of a dozen nails (4 sets of 3 = 12)
4 * 10 = 40 cents for 12
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40 - 35 = 5 cents profit on a dozen nails