SOLUTION: A man bought 85 sheep and the sold 40 at a profit of 16%, 30 at a profit of 15% and the remainder at profit of 26% making a total profit of Rs 133.20; what did he pay for each shee
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Question 889077: A man bought 85 sheep and the sold 40 at a profit of 16%, 30 at a profit of 15% and the remainder at profit of 26% making a total profit of Rs 133.20; what did he pay for each sheep? Answer by edjones(8007) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x = the original price.
40*1.16x+30*1.15x+15*1.26=85x+133.20
46.4x+34.5x+18.9x-85x=133.2
14.8x=133.2
x=Rs 9
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Ed
