Question

a woman brought 50dozen eggs at ₹16 a dozen . out of these, 20 eggs were found to be broken. she sold the remaining eggs at ₹1.50 per egg. find his gain or loss per cent ​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost price of 1 doz (= 12) eggs = Rs16 

Cost price of 1 egg = Rs 16/12 

Cost price of 50 eggs = Rs 50*16/12 = Rs 200/3 --------- (1) 

20 eggs were broken (wasted) 

Remaining No. of eggs = 50 - 20 = 30 

Selling price of 1 egg = Rs 1.50 

Selling price of 30 eggs = Rs 1.50 * 30 = Rs 45.00 ------ (2) 

Cost price being more than the selling price, there cannot be gain 

Loss = Rs(200/3 - 45) = Rs(200 - 135)/3 = Rs 65/3 

Percentage of loss = 100 * (65/3) / (200/3) = 32.5