SOLUTION: A merchants purchased a box of pocket books for 720 pesos. When the price was reduced by 6 pesos per pocketbook, the merchant was able to purchase 6 more pocketbooks than the origi

Question 1052880: A merchants purchased a box of pocket books for 720 pesos. When the price was reduced by 6 pesos per pocketbook, the merchant was able to purchase 6 more pocketbooks than the original number for the same amount of money. Find the original number of pocketbooks bought and the price per pocketbooks.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original number of pocketbooks
= the original price/pocketbook
= the original price/pocketbook
reduced by 6 pesos/pocketbook
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[ reduced cost/pocketbook ]x[ new number of pocketbooks ] = [ same price ]

Multiply both sides by

Use quadratic formula

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The original number of pocketbooks
bought was 24
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The price/pocketbook was 30 pesos
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