document.write( "Question 966044: A school orders a number of copies of a prescribed book at a total cost of R7.The school is later notified by the bookseller that the price of the book had been raised by 10c per copy ,and that consequently 8 copies fewer would be sent . find the number of copies originally ordered ,and also the original price. \n" ); document.write( "
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n books at price \"7%2Fn\" R per BOOK.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Price Increase! \"7%2Fn%2B0.1\" R per BOOK is the new price. Number of books to receive is now \"n-8\".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The cost stayed the same before price increase and after the price increase.
\n" ); document.write( "\"PRICE%2ACOUNT=COST\";\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7=theCost\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%287=%287%2Fn%2B0.1%29%28n-8%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"7n=%287%2B0.1n%29%28n-8%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"7n=7n%2B0.1n-56-0.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0=0.1n-56.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.1n=56.8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28n=568%29\"
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