A market woman buys N eggs at the rate of 12eggs for 60.8naira.8 of the eggs wer broken,so she sold the remaining at the rate of 4 eggs for 24naira and make a profit of 12naira.How many eggs did she buy.

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cost: 60.8/12 * N
revenue: (N-8) * 24/4
profit = revenue-cost, so
6(N-8) - 60.8/12 N = 12
Now just solve for N.

I suspect that the 60.8 is a typo. If so, fix it up.

If

60.8 is a typo .of so fix it up

My answer is 60

I don't know tell me the answer

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60

I got 60 and also 60.8 is an error

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