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For $1.80 a grocer buys a case of fruit which contains 12 dozen. He knows that 2 dozen will spoil before he sells them. At what price per dozen must he sell the good ones to gain 1/3 of the whole cost?

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I assume you mean she wants to make 50% profit, based on a cost of $1.80/dozen. (The wording is ambiguous. If the problem was presented as you posted it, it's from a pretty sloppy text.)

10x = 1.5(1.80*12)
x = 3.24
User Xavier Sky
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i didnt understand the awnser fully but if i did the awnser is 5 cents a donut

Explanation:

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