A farm earns a profit of Rs 3 on every egg sold and incurs a loss of Rs 2 on every egg broken. One day, it sells 150 eggs and makes a profit of Rs 350. How many eggs were broken on that day?

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1.	A farm earns a profit of Rs 3 on every egg sold and incurs a loss of Rs 2 on every egg broken. One day, it sells 150 eggs and makes a profit of Rs 350. How many eggs were broken on that day?
Answer» 50 EGGS were broken on that dayStep-by-step explanation:profit EARNED selling 1 egg= 3 rsloss incurred per egg= 2 rs 150 eggs were sold in that dayTherefore, 150 * 3 = 450450 should have been the profit for the farmer instead of 350 RS450 rs - 350 rs = 100 rsthe farmer also incurred 100 rs on that dayand, LOSS incurred per egg= 2 rstherefore, number of eggs broken = 100 rs/ 2 rs= 50Therefore, 50 eggs were broken on that day.