SOLUTION: Jake went to the greeting card store because they were selling c cards for t cents. When he arrived the store announced a blue light special for 20 cents less on each card. how man

Question 967545: Jake went to the greeting card store because they were selling c cards for t cents. When he arrived the store announced a blue light special for 20 cents less on each card. how many cards could Jake now buy for 5 dollars??
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jake went to the greeting card store because they were selling c cards for t cents.
Old Price:: t/c cents per card
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When he arrived the store announced a blue light special for 20 cents less on each card. how many cards could Jake now buy for 5 dollars??
New Price per card:: [(t/c)-20] cents per card
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Ans: # of cards for 500 cents:: # = 500/[(t-20c)/c] = 500c/[t-20c] cards
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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