document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=313599>Question 313599</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> All of the customers at a fruit store purchased some apples or some bananas. If 75% of the customers purchased apples and 40% of them purchased bananas, while 9 customers bought both, how many customers did the store have? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let # of customers be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.75x + 0.40x - 9 = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply thru by 100 and solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "75x + 40x - 900 = 100x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15x = 900<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 60<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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