Question

Ruby purchased 3 dozen eggs. She paid $10.00 fo 6 eggs. Ruby decided to resell the 3 dozen eggs for $2.00 per egg. Unfortunately 0.25 of tue egss were broken. She proceeded to sell the remaining unbroken eggs. Did she make a profit or loss?​

Answer 1

Answer: A loss of 6 dollars

Explanation:

Step 1 is to determine how many eggs she purchased:

3 dozen eggs * 12 eggs per dozen = 36 eggs purchased

Step 2 is to find the cost of the eggs purchased using the information you gave:

(36 eggs / 6) * 10 dollars = $60 purchase price

Step 3 is to find out how many eggs broke which is calculated like this:

36 total eggs * .25 = 9 broken eggs

Step 4 is to find how much money she made from selling the remaining eggs:

(36 total eggs - 9 broken eggs) * $2 per egg = $54 resale

Step 5 is finding the profit or loss:

$54 resale price - $60 purchase price = $ -6 (aka a 6 dollar loss)