SOLUTION: A reduction of 25% in the price per dozen apples enables a purchaser to get 2 dozen more for $20. What is the reduced price per dozen apples?

Question 328324: A reduction of 25% in the price per dozen apples enables a purchaser to get 2 dozen more for $20. What is the reduced price per dozen apples?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the original price/dozen of apples
given:
= purchaser's savings after reduction
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(savings)*(dozens bought) = amount spent

The reduced price/dozen is

The reduced price/dozen is $30

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