SOLUTION: A woman bought a number of items for $120. She realized if she had bought 24 more items for the same money, she would have paid 16 less per item. How many items did she buy?
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Question 1029401: A woman bought a number of items for $120. She realized if she had bought 24 more items for the same money, she would have paid 16 less per item. How many items did she buy? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = number of items she bought
Multiply both sides by
I can complete the square
She bought 6 items
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