SOLUTION: Pam bought several cartons of Giggle Fruit Drinks to sell during the track meet, she paid 50 cents per carton. she sold all but 15 of the cartons for a dollar each. At the end of t

Question 39927: Pam bought several cartons of Giggle Fruit Drinks to sell during the track meet, she paid 50 cents per carton. she sold all but 15 of the cartons for a dollar each. At the end of the day her profit was $22.50. How many cartons of Giggle did she buy?
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Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Okay, to do this, carefully backtrack thru the information...
She sold cartons for a dollar and bought them for 50 cents. Her profit was 50 cents per carton. If she profited $22.50, she must have sold $22.50 / .50 = 45 cartons. If she sold all but 15, she must have started with 60 cases.
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