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A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the sa [#permalink]  11 Feb 2013, 13:46
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A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the same price. If the price of a dozen eggs rises by 10 percent and the price of apples rises by 2 %. How much more will it cost to buy a dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples.

A. 2%
B. 6%
C. 10%
D. 12%
E. 12.2%
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Re: A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the sa [#permalink]  11 Feb 2013, 14:04
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A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the same price. If the price of a dozen eggs rises by 10 percent and the price of apples rises by 2 %. How much more will it cost to buy a dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples.

A. 2%
B. 6%
C. 10%
D. 12%
E. 12.2%

Say currently both a dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples cost $50 (they are at the same price). So, to buy a dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples we need$100.

After the increase, the price of a dozen eggs will be $55 and the price of 10 pounds of apples will be$51. So after the increase, to buy a dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples we'll need $106. Increase = 6%. Answer: B. _________________ Manager Joined: 18 Oct 2011 Posts: 91 Location: United States Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Marketing GMAT Date: 01-30-2013 GPA: 3.3 Followers: 2 Kudos [?]: 39 [1] , given: 0 Re: A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the sa [#permalink] 11 Feb 2013, 14:06 1 This post received KUDOS Say they both cost$10 each.
An increase of 10% for the eggs would bring the new total to $11 An increase of 2% for the apples would bring the new total to$10.2
The original total is $20 and the new total is$21.2. Therefore the increase in price from the original to the new would be 1.2/20 = 6%. Answer: B
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Re: A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the sa [#permalink]  19 Jun 2014, 03:55

Say Cost of eggs = Cost of apples = 100

Total = 200

New egg cost = 110

New apple cost = 102

New total = 110 + 102 = 212

Percentage increase

$$= \frac{212 - 200}{200} * 100$$

= 6%
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