document.write( "Question 790942: Henry paid 80 cents for a bag of peanuts. He sold all but 20 of them for $1.50 and made a profit of 54 dollars. How many bafs did he buy? \n" ); document.write( "
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Henry paid 80 cents for a bag of peanuts.
\n" ); document.write( " He sold all but 20 of them for $1.50 and made a profit of 54 dollars.
\n" ); document.write( " How many bags did he buy?
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\n" ); document.write( "let b = no. of bags bought
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\n" ); document.write( "(b-20) = no. of bags sold
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\n" ); document.write( "Retail - wholesale = profit
\n" ); document.write( "1.50(b-20) - .80b = 54
\n" ); document.write( "1.5b - 30 - .80b = 54
\n" ); document.write( "1.5b - .80b = 54 + 30
\n" ); document.write( ".70b = 84
\n" ); document.write( "b = 84/.7
\n" ); document.write( "b = 120 bag bought
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\n" ); document.write( "See if that works
\n" ); document.write( "100*1.50 = $150
\n" ); document.write( "120* .80 = $96
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\n" ); document.write( "profit: $54\r
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