A store gets a bucket of eggs for $16.20 and sells a dozen eggs for $3.50. If there are 450 eggs in the bucket, by what percent has the store increased the price per dozen eggs?

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number of dozen in the bucket = 450/12 = 37.5

so cost price per dozen = 16.20/37.5 = .432
So they bought them at $ 0.432 per dozen
and sold them at $3.50 per dozen

percentage increase = 3.5/.432 - 1 = 7.102
or 710%

the answer is incorrect

According to your wording:
- you wanted the percentage increase , so my answer is correct

3.5/.432 = 8.102
so the new price is 810% of the old one, but the increase is 710%

e.g. suppose the cost of a coat went from $100 to $120
so it increased by 120%, but the percentage increase was 20%

bzzt.

The new value is 120% of the old one, so it increased by 20%.

both of those are wrong

i have the same question and i entered both but they said it was wrong sorry

yup wrong

710.185% is the answer

Yeah. 710.185% is correct

oui

Reiny- Your answer is technically correct, but try to be more precise!

The answer is 710 5/27 actually

how did u guys get 710.185%?

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Hey Person, 710.185% because 1. (16.20/450)x12=0.432. 2. 3.50/0.432=8.10185185 which rounds to 8.101185. 3. 8.101185x100=810.185. 4. 810.185-100=
710.185%