SOLUTION: The price of a can of soup was
increased by 20%. How many
cans can be purchased for the
amount of money that used to
buy 300 cans?
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Question 885400: The price of a can of soup was
increased by 20%. How many
cans can be purchased for the
amount of money that used to
buy 300 cans?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original price / can
= the increased price / can
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used to buy cans
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Let = number of cans that
that could be bought for
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( number of cans bought ) = ( old price for 300 cans ) / ( new price / can )
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250 cans can be purchased
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