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# A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the sa

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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%

Originally posted by anartey on 11 Feb 2013, 14:46.
Last edited by Bunuel on 11 Feb 2013, 14:55, edited 2 times in total.
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11 Feb 2013, 15:04
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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: 79 Location: United States Concentration: Entrepreneurship, Marketing GMAT Date: 01-30-2013 GPA: 3.3 Re: A dozen eggs and 10 pounds of apples are currently at the sa [#permalink] ### Show Tags 11 Feb 2013, 15:06 1 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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Answer = B = 6%

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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29 Feb 2016, 20:07
i used numbers to solve this one...
price for eggs = 1000$price for 10 pounds = 1000$
price for 1 pound = 100\$
new price for 1 pound = 102 -> for 10 - 1020
new price for dozen of eggs = 1100

total new price for dozen eggs and 10 pounds = 2120.

this is 120 more than earlier.
120/2000 = 12/200 = 6/100. or 6% more.
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02 Aug 2019, 03:28
Thanks to all for solving this one

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02 Aug 2019, 03:40
As same price
Let one dozen eggs=100
ten pounds of apples=100
So total amount 200
Eggs price rises 10%=100+10=110
Apples price rises 2%=100+2=102
Rises total amount 212
Just rises amount 12
So cost price will 12*100/200=6%

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