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For 9$ a shoekeeper buys 13 dozen pencils.However 3 dozen broke in transit. At what price per dozen must the shoekeeper sell the remaining pencils to make back 1/3 of the whole cost

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Answer: $0.30 per dozen.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given: The whole cost of 13 dozen pencils = $9

If 3 dozen broke in transit, remaining dozens of pencils = 13-3 = 10 dozens

Also, Selling price of theses 10 dozens = [tex]\dfrac{1}{3}\times\text{whole cost}[/tex]  [given]

[tex]=\dfrac{1}{3}\times9=\$3[/tex]

Then, the selling price of each dozen = [tex]\dfrac{\$3}{10}=\$0.30[/tex]

Hence, the shopkeeper sells the remaining pencils at $0.30 per dozen.

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