SOLUTION: A trader bought some paraffin for $500. He paid $x for each litre of paraffin. a) Find, in terms of x, an expression for the number of litres he bought. Answer: (500/x)l of p

Question 938063: A trader bought some paraffin for $500. He paid $x for each litre of paraffin.
a) Find, in terms of x, an expression for the number of litres he bought.
Answer: (500/x)l of paraffin
b) Due to a leak, he lost 3 litres of paraffin. He sold the remainder of the paraffin for $1 per litre more than he paid for it. Write down and expression, in terms of x, for the sum of money he received.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The trader bought liters of paraffin
He lost liters, so he now has
liters
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He originally paid dollars / liter
He sold for dollars / liter
He received:

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check:
suppose dollars
He bought liters
He lost liters and has liters left
He sold for dollars/liter
dollars received
and

OK

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