SOLUTION: a man buys many shirts at rate of 5 for $120.He intends to sell them for $30 each. How many shirts must he sell to make a profiit of $1200?

Question 618966: a man buys many shirts at rate of 5 for $120.He intends to sell them for $30 each. How many shirts must he sell to make a profiit of $1200?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the number of shirts he buys =
So he pays dollars
His total income from selling them is
His profit is:

For a profit of 1200,

He must sell 200 shirts for a profit of $1200
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