SOLUTION: Troy makes fleece scarves and sells them for $8 each. The supplies cost him $2 per scarf. Last month, Troy had a profit of $190. Troy made 4 more scarves than he sold. How many sc

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Question 1117046: Troy makes fleece scarves and sells them for $8 each. The supplies cost him $2 per scarf. Last month, Troy had a profit of $190. Troy made 4 more scarves than he sold. How many scarves did Troy sell last month?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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sold x scarves
made x+4 scarves

Total sales revenue: 8%2Ax

Total cost of sold and unsold: 2x%2B2%28x%2B4%29=2x%2B2x%2B8=4x%2B8

Profit: 8x-4x-8=4x-8

Profit was also given as $190, so
highlight_green%284x-8=190%29
Solve this for x, number of sold scarves.
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4x=198
x=49.5-------seems strange. Not a whole number of scarves. Recheck the problem description.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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Troy makes fleece scarves and sells them for $8 each. The supplies cost him $2 per scarf. Last month, Troy had a profit of $190. Troy made 4 more scarves than he sold. How many scarves did Troy sell last month?
highlight_green%284x-8=190%29
Solve this for x, number of sold scarves.
The ABOVE is WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, WRONG, and WRONG, AGAIN!!! I've never heard about a fraction of a scarf being made or sold! 

This person is TOTALLY RIDICULOUS!! But, what else can you expect from someone called JOS or whatever, who seems to pride himself in ALMOST ALWAYS

providing RIDICULOUS and NONSENSICAL answers, and whose chance of giving you a correct answer is close to 0%?

The CORRECT ANSWER is: