Question

David bought 2 dozen eggs for $ 56. Since 6 of them broke, he incurred a loss of $ 20 on selling them. What was the selling price of one egg?

a) $3.00
b) $3.50
c) $4.00
d) $4.50

Answer 1

After calculating the cost per egg and considering the loss incurred by the broken eggs, we determined that the selling price of one egg was $2.00. However, this answer does not match any of the options provided.

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to calculate the selling price of one egg after David incurred a loss due to some of the eggs being broken. First, let's determine the total cost for David. He bought 2 dozen eggs for $56, meaning each egg originally cost $56 / (2 x 12) = $56 / 24 = $2.33 (rounded to two decimal places).

Since 6 eggs broke, he was left with (2 x 12) - 6 = 18 eggs to sell. David incurred a loss of $20, so the total selling price for the 18 eggs is $56 (original cost) - $20 (loss) = $36.

To find the selling price of one egg, we divide the total selling price by the number of eggs sold: $36 / 18 = $2 per egg. Therefore, none of the options provided (a-d) are correct.