document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227001>Question 227001</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bryan can buy candy canes at 4 for 50¢ and can sell them at 3 for 50¢. How many canes must Bryan sell to make a profit of $5.00?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168817 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lilmama50><B>lilmama50(7)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lilmama50><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168817\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If Bryan buys the candy canes 4 for 50 cents, first figure out what he pays a piece per candy cane by dividing 50 cents by 4. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.50%2F4=12.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.50%2F4=12.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This gives you 12.5 cents and that's how much he pays per cane.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now figure out how much he sells each cane for by dividing 50 cents by 3 since thats how he sells them. <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.50%2F3=16.5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.50%2F3=16.5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > This gives you 16.5 cents.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So his profit from each cane can be figured by subtracting how much he buys one for by how much he sells one for: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16.5-12.5=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16.5-12.5=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So he makes a profit of 4 cents on each candy cane. Since Bryan needs to make a total profit of $5, you can take 5 divided by his profit amount of 4 cents: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F0.04=125 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F0.04=125\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Therefore Bryan must sell 125 candy canes to make a profit of $5. </SPAN>\n" );
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