SOLUTION: Sally sue bought m of the items for d dollars. If the price were increased k dollars per item, how many items could sally sue buy for $14?

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Question 1154236: Sally sue bought m of the items for d dollars. If the price were increased k dollars per item, how many items could sally sue buy for $14?
Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps, josmiceli:
Answer by ikleyn(52777)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The price for one item before = .


The price for one item after = .


The number of items to buy for 14 dollars at new price = ,


More precisely, if this number is integer, then STOP; 

else take the nearest lesser integer number.        ANSWER



Answer by greenestamps(13198)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


d dollars for m items makes the cost in dollars per item .

The increased cost per item is then .

The number that can be purchased for $14 is then


Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
[ number of items bought ] = [ total amount spent ] / [ price / item ]
number of items Sue could buy =


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suppose



items for $18 is $2 / item
If the price is raised to / item
With $14 she can buy:
items
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Use the formula:


items
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