Question

David bought 2 dozen eggs for rupees 56 since 6 of them broke he incurred a loss of rs 20 on selling them. what was the selling price of one egg

Answer 1

Solution :-

Total number of eggs bought by David = 2 dozen

= 2*12

= 24 eggs

Eggs broken = 6

Eggs remained = 24 - 6

= 18 eggs

Loss incurred on selling the eggs = Rs. 20

Loss = C.P. - S.P.

20 = 56 - S.P.

S.P. = 56 - 20

S.P. = Rs. 36 

So, selling price of 18 eggs is Rs. 36

Selling Price of 1 egg = 36/18

= Rs. 2

So, the selling price of 1 egg is Rs. 2

Answer.

Answer 2

The correct answer should be - Rs. 2 per egg.

Solution:- 

No. of eggs bought by David = 2 dozen eggs = 2 x 12 eggs.

Total cost for 2 dozens of eggs = Rs. 56

No. of eggs that broke = 6 eggs.

The loss incurred due to the breaking of 6 eggs = Rs. 20

The remaining number of eggs = 24 - 6 = 18 eggs.

So, if Rs. 20 was the loss, then the cost of the remaining 18 eggs should be = Rs. 56 - Rs. 20 = Rs. 36.

So, cost of 18 eggs = Rs. 36.

Therefore, cost of 1 egg will be = 36/18 = 2

So, the selling price of one egg should be = Rs. 2/-