A shopkeeper purchased some eggs at $₹ 18$ a dozen and sold them at a profit of $20 %$ . Find the selling price per egg.

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Solution

The cost price of $12$ eggs $=$ $₹ 18$
cost price of $1$ egg $= \frac{₹ 18}{12} = ₹ 1.50$
Profit $= 20 % o f C . P$
$= \frac{20}{100} \times ₹ 1.50 = ₹ 0.30$
We know that :
Selling price $=$ cost price $+$ profit
$= ₹ 1.50 + ₹ 0.30 = ₹ 1.80$
Hence, the selling price of one egg is $₹ 1.80$ .

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A shopkeeper purchased some eggs at ₹18 a dozen and sold them at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price per egg.

The cost price of 12 eggs =₹18cost price of 1 egg=₹1812=₹1.50Profit=20%ofC.P =20100×₹1.50=₹0.30We know that :Selling price = cost price +profit =₹1.50+₹0.30=₹1.80Hence, the selling price of one egg is ₹1.80.

A shopkeeper purchased some eggs at $₹ 18$ a dozen and sold them at a profit of $20 %$ . Find the selling price per egg.