document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=209753>Question 209753</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the manager of farmers delight bought a load of watermelons for $750 and priced the watermelons so that he would make $2 on each melon. when all but 100 of the melons had been sold, he broke even. how many did he originally buy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2(x-100)=750 we divide with 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-100=375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=375+100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=475 watermelons </SPAN>\n" );
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