SOLUTION: Mary sold her bike for $45. Before selling her bike, she spent $15 on repairs plus $10 on a new chain. She lost a total of $8 on the sale. What did she originally spend for her bi

Question 1058264: Mary sold her bike for $45. Before selling her bike, she spent $15 on repairs plus $10 on a new chain. She lost a total of $8 on the sale. What did she originally spend for her bike?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Her expenses were:

Her income from the sale was:

The bike cost her $8 more than that,
so she originally spent $28 for the bike

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