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Question 957531: A person purchased a number of machines for $280. If he purchased by the same amount of money a number of machines that is less than the original number by 4 machines, the price of the machines would increase by $8. How many machines did he purchase. Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the number of machines
he purchased = the price for 1 machine
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Multiply both sides by
He bought 144 machines
check:
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