SOLUTION: a man bought some apples for $5 per apple. he bought the same number of banana s for $2 per banana. he sold the apples at the profit of 20 % and banana s for the loss 5%,but still

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Question 1039347: a man bought some apples for $5 per apple. he bought the same number of banana s for $2 per banana. he sold the apples at the profit of 20 % and banana s for the loss 5%,but still made an overall profit of $360 after selling the all the fruits.what is the number of apples he bought and sold
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +n+ = number of either apples or bananas
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His profit from selling +n+ apples is:
++.2%2A5n+=+n+
His loss from selling +n+ bananas is:
+-.05%2A2n+=+-.1n+
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+n+-+.1n+=+360+
+.9n+=+360+
+n+=+400+
He bought and sold 400 apples