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Question 823924: Ella spent her whole allowance of $2.00, plus the 16¢ she had left over from last week, on bubble gum. If the pieces of gum had been a penny cheaper, she would have received three more pieces than she did. How many pieces did she actually buy?
Found 2 solutions by richwmiller, TimothyLamb:
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source):
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)  (Show Source):
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x = price per gum
y = number of pieces
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xy = 216
y = 216/x
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(x - 1)(y + 3) = 216
xy + 3x - 1y - 3 = 216
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x216/x + 3x - 1(216/x) - 3 = 216
216 + 3x - 216/x - 3 = 216
3x - 216/x = 3
3xx - 216 = 3x
3xx - 3x - 216 = 0
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the above quadratic equation is in standard form, with a=3, b=-3, and c=-216
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this quadratic has two real roots (the x-intercepts), which are:
x = 9
x = -8
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negative price doesn't make sense, so use the positive root
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answer:
x = price per gum = $0.09
y = number of pieces = 24
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