document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=73026>Question 73026</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a trader bought some oranges at 75 cents each. she finds that six of them are rotten, she sells the rest at one dollar each and makes a profit of thirty-one dollar fifty cents how many oranges did he buy. (work in cents)  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the number of oranges she bought: Value is 75x cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Discards 6 and sells rest for a dollar each : Value is 100(x-6)=100x-600 cents<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Income - Cost = 3150cents<BR>\n" );
document.write( "100x-600 - 75x = 3150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25x = 2550<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 510 (number of oranges she bought)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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