SOLUTION: Henry paid $.80 for each bag of peanuts. He sold all but 20 of them for $1.50 and made a profit of $54. how many bags did he buy?

SOLUTION: Henry paid $.80 for each bag of peanuts. He sold all but 20 of them for $1.50 and made a profit of $54. how many bags did he buy?

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: Henry paid $.80 for each bag of peanuts. He sold all but 20 of them for $1.50 and made a profit of $54. how many bags did he buy? This question is from textbook

Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.80x=(x-20)1.50-54
.80x=1.5x-30-54
.8x-1.5x=-84
-.7x=-84
x=-84/-.7
x=120 bags were bought.
Proof:
.80*120=(120-20)1.5-54
96=100*1.50-54
96=150-54
96=96

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