SOLUTION: Ely paid $15 for a box of tomatoes. She discarded 12% of the total weight as damage and sold the remainder at $0.25 per pound. Her profit was $7. How many pounds of tomatoes did sh

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Question 308979: Ely paid $15 for a box of tomatoes. She discarded 12% of the total weight as damage and sold the remainder at $0.25 per pound. Her profit was $7. How many pounds of tomatoes did she purchased?
Choices
A:) 120
B:) 130
C:) 150
D:) 100
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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100%- 12% = 88%
Let x = pounds she purchased
.88x = pounds she sold
.25%2A.88x+=+.22x = received for sales
.22x+-+15+=+7 profit
.22x+=+22
x+=+100
She bought 100 pounds of tomatoes