A businessman bought 1000 eggs. Of these, 20 eggs lay eggs. The remaining eggs cost about Rs. Selling at a loss of 12
%. Determine how much money the trader paid for the eggs.
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John bought 100 eggs for Rs 40. Out of these,four eggs were found to be broken and he sold the remaining eggs at the rate of Rs 7.50 per dozen. find his gain or loss per cent.
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Eggs =100−4
=96 eggs
Cp of 96 eggs → Rs. 40
Cp of 1 egg → Rs.
96
40
=0.416
Sp of 12 eggs →7.50 Rs.
Sp of 1 egg →
12
7.50
=0.625
Profit % =
Cp
Sp−Cp
×100
=
0.416
0.625−0.416
×100
=50.24%
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