document.write( "Question 966251: Mrs. Kelly bought some fruit at 90 cents per pound. If the price has been 15 cents less per pound, she would have been able to buy 4 more pounds with the same amount of money. How much money did she spend?Math smarter than a 5th grader worksheet
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Mrs. Kelly bought some fruit at 90 cents per pound. If the price has been 15 cents less per pound, she would have been able to buy 4 more pounds with the same amount of money. How much money did she spend?Math smarter than a 5th grader worksheet.
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=dollars Mrs Kelly spent
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F%28.90-.15%29-x%2F.90=4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2F.75-x%2F.90=4\"
\n" ); document.write( ".90x-.75x=.75*.90*4
\n" ); document.write( ".15x=2.70
\n" ); document.write( "x=18
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "18/.90=20 (number of apples bought at 90ç/lb)
\n" ); document.write( "18/.75=24(number of apples bought at 75ç/lb) \n" ); document.write( "
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