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Lamps which cost $120 wholesale are sold for $192, at a profit of $6 per lamp. How many lamps were in the shipment?
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Lamps which cost $120 wholesale are sold for $192, at a profit of $6 per lamp. How many lamps were in the shipment?
9
10
11
12
13
This question is from textbook
Answer by KnightOwlTutor(293) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
We need to know the total profit of the shipment
This is retail cost-wholesale cost
192-120=72
In order to find out the number of lamps in the shipment
n$6.00=$72.00
Divide both sides by 6
n=12 there were 12 lamps in the shipment
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