SOLUTION: Jane brought some muffins for $4. She ate three herself, and resold the rest at a profit of 20 cents per muffin. If Jane sold the muffins for a total of $3.50, how much did she cha

Question 879352: Jane brought some muffins for $4. She ate three herself, and resold the rest at a profit of 20 cents per muffin. If Jane sold the muffins for a total of $3.50, how much did she charge for each muffin?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the number of muffins she started with
= the cost per muffin
= the cost of 3 muffins
= the number of muffins she resold
= the cost per muffin that she resold
= her resale price per muffin
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She resold muffins at dollars profit per muffin
I can say:

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she charged per muffin:

70 cents per muffin
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check:
= the number of muffins she started with
= the cost per muffin
= the cost of 3 muffins
= the number of muffins she resold
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= the cost per muffin that she resold
= the cost per muffin that she resold
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= her resale price per muffin
= her resale price per muffin
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Hope I got it!

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