document.write( "Question 308979: Ely paid $15 for a box of tomatoes. She discarded 12% of the total weight as damage and sold the remainder at $0.25 per pound. Her profit was $7. How many pounds of tomatoes did she purchased?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "A:) 120
\n" ); document.write( "B:) 130
\n" ); document.write( "C:) 150
\n" ); document.write( "D:) 100
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100%- 12% = 88%
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x\" = pounds she purchased
\n" ); document.write( "\".88x\" = pounds she sold
\n" ); document.write( "\".25%2A.88x+=+.22x\" = received for sales
\n" ); document.write( "\".22x+-+15+=+7\" profit
\n" ); document.write( "\".22x+=+22\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+100\"
\n" ); document.write( "She bought 100 pounds of tomatoes
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