document.write( "Question 948457: Angie bought some candy bars for $14. If each candy bar had cost $0.25 less, she could have purchased one more bar for the same amount of money. How many candy bars did Angie buy? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #578932 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Angie bought some candy bars for $14. If each candy bar had cost $0.25 less, she could have purchased one more bar for the same amount of money. How many candy bars did Angie buy? \n" ); document.write( "*** \n" ); document.write( "let x=number of candy bars Angie bought \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "14-.25x+14/x-.25=14 \n" ); document.write( "lcd:x \n" ); document.write( "-.25x^2+14-.25x=0 \n" ); document.write( ".25x^2+.25x-14=0 \n" ); document.write( "25x^2+25x-1400=0 \n" ); document.write( "x^2+x-56=0 \n" ); document.write( "(x-7)(x+8)=0 \n" ); document.write( "x=7 \n" ); document.write( "How many candy bars did Angie buy? 7 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |