document.write( "Question 65230: Can you help me with this problem? I am to use a chart to help solve. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Elliot paid $1.50 a dozen for some flowers. He sold all but 5 dz of them for $2 a dozen, making a profit of $18.00. How many dozen flowers did he buy? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This is what I had and it is wrong: (table and equation)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Bought x 1.50 1.5x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sold x-5 2.00 2x-10\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1.5x + 2x - 10x = 18
\n" ); document.write( "3.5x - 10 = 18
\n" ); document.write( " + 10 +10
\n" ); document.write( " 3.5x = 28
\n" ); document.write( " ___________\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " 3.5 3.5
\n" ); document.write( " x=8
\n" ); document.write( " x-5 =3
\n" ); document.write( " (3 dozen) \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #45749 by stanbon(75887) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let \"x be the number of dozen bought originally.
\n" ); document.write( "$2(x-5)=$1.50x+$18
\n" ); document.write( "2x-10=1.5x+18
\n" ); document.write( "0.5x=28
\n" ); document.write( "x=56 dozen (original number of dozens bought)
\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "

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