Question

fatima bought 1200 eggs at Rs 16 per dozen. At what price per hundred should she sell the eggs so as to earn a profit of 15percent​

Answer 1

1200 eggs = 1200/12 = 100 dozen eggs

total expenditure on buying eggs = 100*16 = 1600

she wants 15%profit =1600 * 15/100= 240

total selling price = cp + profit =1600+240=1840

price per egg = 1840/1200

price per 100 eggs = 1840/1200*100 = 153.33

Answer 2

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

$Cost \: per \: egg \: = 128.4=0.7 \\ </p><p></p><p></p><p>Cost \: per \: hundred \: egg \:  =Rs70 \\ </p><p></p><p></p><p>Let \: selecting \: price \: per \: hundred \:  be \:  Rs.y \\ </p><p> \frac{y - 70}{100} \times 100 = 15 \\ </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>⇒10y−700=105 \\ </p><p></p><p></p><p>⇒y=80.5Rs</p><p></p><p>$

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