SOLUTION: Daniela Ann purchased some kilos of mangoes for 200 pesos and sold all except 3 kilos at a profit of 8 per kilo. With the total amount received, he could buy 2 more kilos than befo

Question 701769: Daniela Ann purchased some kilos of mangoes for 200 pesos and sold all except 3 kilos at a profit of 8 per kilo. With the total amount received, he could buy 2 more kilos than before. Find the number of kilos bought and the price per kilo?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of kilos of mangoes she bought
She sold kilos
= her total profit
= the amount she received

She can now buy kilos at pesos / kilo

Use quadratic equation

She bought 8.728 kilos
at a cost of pesos
Hope I got it

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