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A man sold 12 eggs for 6 and gained 20%. How many eggs did he buy for 10?

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A man sold 12 eggs for 6 and gained 20%. How many eggs did he buy for 10?
posted Jan 31, 2020 by Harshita Dhaliwal

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24 eggs


He spent 6/1.2=5 for 12 eggs, so for 10 he bought 12*10/5=24 eggs

answer Jan 31, 2020 by Hanifa Mammadov



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