document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=318437>Question 318437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elliot paid 1.50 a dozen of flowers. He sold all but 5 dozen of them for $2 a dozen, making a profit of $18. How many dozen flowers did he buy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Original cost of one dozen flowers: 1.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Original cost of x dozen flowers: 1.5x dollars<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Selling revenue - Cost = 18 dollars<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x-5) - 1.5x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-10 -1.5x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 56 dozen<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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