document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120819>Question 1120819</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rui Feng has enough money to buy 24 apples.If the price of each apples is reduced by 5 cents, he will be able to buy an extra 6 apples with the same ammount of money. Find the original price of each apples.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the price of each apples is reduced by 5 cents, he will be able to buy an extra 6 apples with the same amount of money.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Find the original price of each apples.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = the original price of the apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"has enough money to buy 24 apples.\" therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24a = the amt of money he has<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "six more means he can buy 30 apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30(a-5) = 24a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30a - 150 = 24a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30a - 24a = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6a = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 150/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 25 cents is the original price for each apple<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check this. 24 * 25 = 600 cents or $6 the amt of money he has<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the no of apples he can buy for 20 cents (5 cents cheaper)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "600/20 = 30 apples <BR>\n" );
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