SOLUTION: A fruiterer bought 8 boxes of apples at $95 per box and the cost of transporting them to his shop was $3 per box. If he wished to make a profit of $152 by selling all of them, how

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Question 1090620: A fruiterer bought 8 boxes of apples at $95 per box and the cost of transporting them to his shop was $3 per box. If he wished to make a profit of $152 by selling all of them, how much should he sell each box of apples?
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A fruiterer bought 8 boxes of apples at $95 per box and the cost of transporting them to his shop was $3 per box.
If he wished to make a profit of $152 by selling all of them, how much should he sell each box of apples?
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Find the total cost of the apples including shipping.
8(95+3) = $784
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%28784%2B152%29%2F8 = $117 per box