SOLUTION: A farmer bought a number of pigs for $140. However, 5 of them died before he could sell the rest at a price of $5 per pig more than he paid. his total profit was $40. how many pigs

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Question 1104876: A farmer bought a number of pigs for $140. However, 5 of them died before he could sell the rest at a price of $5 per pig more than he paid. his total profit was $40. how many pigs did he originally buy?
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A farmer bought a number of pigs for $140.
However, 5 of them died before he could sell the rest at a price of $5 per pig more than he paid. his total profit was $40.
how many pigs did he originally buy?
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let p = no. of pigs he bought
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5(p-5) = 40
5p - 25 = 40
5p = 40 + 25
5p = 65
p = 65/5
p = 13 pigs were bought (8 pigs were sold)
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Answer by TeachMath(96) About Me  (Show Source):
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he originally bought 20 pigs.