SOLUTION: bradley runs a shop in san ignacio. he bought 16 bottles of mango jelly at $6.00 a bottle and sold ten of these bottles for $15.00 each. since he needed to sell the mango jelly bef

Question 880004: bradley runs a shop in san ignacio. he bought 16 bottles of mango jelly at $6.00 a bottle and sold ten of these bottles for $15.00 each. since he needed to sell the mango jelly before the expiry date, he sold the rest of the bottles at a 45% discount.
(A) what was the total selling price of the discounted bottles of jelly?
(B) what was the total selling price of all the jelly?
(C) workout whether Bradley made a profit or a loss, and how much it was?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He spent $96
He still makes money even at 45% discount
He sells for the discounted bottles for $8.25
10*15=$150 +
6*8.25=$49.50
199.50 received
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