a man purchased some eggs at 3 for rupees 5 and sold them at 5 for rupees 12 rupees . he gain 143 rupees in all .find the number of did purchased ?
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Answer:
assume total eggs X
cost price = (X/3)*5
selling price= (X/5)*12
cp-sp= 143
solve above equation we get X=195
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Step-by-step explanation:
according to question :-
CP of 3 eggs = 5
CP of 1 egg = 5*3 = 1.66
SP of 5 eggs = 12
SP of 1 egg = 12/5 = 2.40
gain for 1 egg = 2.40-1.66 = 0.74
so
if
0.74 = 1 egg
143 = 1/0.74*143 = 195 eggs
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