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"a man sold his stack of eggs for Rs.240.if he had 2 dozen more ,he would have got the same money by selling the whole of 0.5 per dozen cheaper.how many dozen eggs does he sell?"(solution)
(Eggs) * (Price) = 240
(Eggs + 24) * (Price - 0.5) = 240
do you know simultaneous equations?
if not, it's OK
first, solve each equation above for Price
then, set those two results equal to each other
the solve that one remaining equation for Eggs
SORRY . . . think I told you wrong
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(Eggs) * (Price) = 240
(Eggs + 2) * (Price - 0.5) = 240
first, solve each equation above for Price
then, set those two results equal to each other
the solve that one remaining equation for Eggs
I still not got the condition plz explain...
Eggs) * (Price) = 240
(Eggs + 2) * (Price - 0.5) = 240
first, solve each equation above for Price
OK
from your initial problem statement you have this:
Let D be the number of dozens of eggs the man actually sold.
He was paid Rs240 for D dozens of eggs - right?
So far, we have this first equation:
(1): D * (Price) = Rs240
Next, the problem states that if the man had sold 2 dozen more eggs (that would be D + 2), he would have been paid the same amount (that's Rs240) even if he reduced Price by Rs0.5 per dozen. That information gives us a second equation:
(2): (D + 2) * (Price – 0.5) = Rs240
Now we use the two equations together like this:
(1): Solve D * (Price) = Rs240 for Price
Price = Rs240/D << WE WILL USE THIS BELOW >>
(2): Solve (D + 2) * (Price – 0.5) = Rs240 for Price
(D * Price) + (2 * Price) – (D * 0.5) – (2 * 0.5) = Rs240
(D + 2) * Price – 0.5D – 1 = Rs240
Price = (Rs240 + 0.5D + 1)/(D + 2)
Now use the solution we found above
Since Price = Price (ALWAYS), we obtain:
Rs240/D = (Rs240 + 0.5D + 1)/(D + 2)
Now solve this last equation for D.
Good Sir thanks a lot
To solve this problem, let's break it down step by step.
Let's assume that the man initially sold x dozen eggs. If he had 2 dozen more, he would have sold (x + 2) dozen eggs.
According to the given information, the man sold x dozen eggs for Rs. 240. Therefore, the selling price of x dozen eggs is Rs. 240.
We are also given that if the man had 2 dozen more, he would have sold the entire quantity at a price of 0.5 rupees cheaper per dozen.
To calculate the selling price of (x + 2) dozen eggs, we need to subtract 0.5 rupees from the selling price of x dozen eggs.
Hence, the selling price of (x + 2) dozen eggs is (240 - 0.5(x)) rupees.
Now, according to the problem, the selling price of x dozen eggs (240 rupees) is the same as the selling price of (x + 2) dozen eggs.
So, we can set up an equation:
240 = 240 - 0.5(x)
By simplifying this equation, we get:
0 = -0.5x
Dividing both sides by -0.5 gives:
x = 0
This means that the solution to the equation is x = 0, which implies the man sold zero dozens of eggs.
However, selling zero dozens of eggs is not possible in this scenario. Therefore, there might be an error in the question or the problem may be unsolvable.
It is advisable to double-check the problem statement and make sure all the information provided is correct.