Question

a shopkeeper bought 24 eggs at 5 rupees each. if he incurred a loss of rupees 25.at what price were the eggs sold

Answer 1

CP of each egg is Rs 5.

So:

CP of 24 eggs is 24*Rs 5

==)Rs120

Loss=Rs 25

Loss implies that CP>SP

So:

Loss=CP-SP

Given;

Loss=Rs25

==)SP=CP-Loss

==)SP=Rs 120- Rs 25

==)SP=Rs 95.

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Answer 2

bought at
24 × 5 = 120

25 Rs loss
120 - 25 = 95

per egg at
95 ÷ 24 = 3.9583

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