document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1019635>Question 1019635</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A shopkeeper sold 16 articles for total of $400 and made a profit of $48.00.  How much did each article cost him? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #635599 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=635599\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = cost of each article.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We use the formula Profit = Revenue - Cost.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Profit = 48, as mentioned.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Revenue = 400.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If there were 16 articles, the total cost would be 16x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, after substitution, we get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48 = 400 - 16x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==>16x = 400 - 48 = 352\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==>x = 352/16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore each article cost him $22. </SPAN>\n" );
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