document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=621264>Question 621264</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ed bought $2,000 in stock shares one week before the stock price dropped $10.00. If he had waited for the price setback, he could have bought 10 more shares for the same amount. How many shares did he buy?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40, 50,  or 60? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #390666 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Emsley><B>Emsley(35)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Emsley><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=390666\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=original price SO number bought=2000/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New price=x-10 So number bought= 2000/X-10)   This is 10 more than before<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2000/(x-10)-2000/x =10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Muliply throughout by x(x-10)getting 2000x-2000(x-10)= 10x(x-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide throughout by and rearrange x^2-10x-2000=0 (x-50)(x+40)=0 So x=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That is original price was 50  So number bought was 2000/50=40 </SPAN>\n" );
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