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A shopkeeper buys 20 dozen eggs for $80. If 4 dozen eggs are broken and the remaining are sold at $6 per dozen, what is the profit percent on the whole?
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A shopkeeper buys 20 dozen eggs for $80. If 4 dozen eggs are broken and the remaining are sold at $6 per dozen, what is the profit percent on the whole?
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20 dozen = 240.
240/80 = $3/dozen
16 dozens left after broken taken out
16 × $6 = $96
He bought $80 and sold for $96
80 ÷ 96 = .833333
Profit Percent = 8.3%
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