SOLUTION: KJ bought 35 pizzas, and gave away 10. He sold the rest for $5 more each than he paid for them. If he profited $75, how much did he pay for each pizza?
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Question 1057873: KJ bought 35 pizzas, and gave away 10. He sold the rest for $5 more each than he paid for them. If he profited $75, how much did he pay for each pizza? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! KJ bought 35 pizzas, and gave away 10. He sold the rest for $5 more each than he paid for them. If he profited $75, how much did he pay for each pizza?
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Let original price for each pizza be "x".
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Original cost:: 35x dollars
Revenue when 25 sold:: 25(x+5)
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Equation:
Revenue - Cost = 75 dollars
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25x + 125 - 35x = 75
-10x = -50
x = $5
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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