SOLUTION: Angie bought some candy bars for $14. If each candy bar had cost $0.25 less, she could have purchased one more bar for the same amount of money. How many candy bars did Angie buy?

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Question 948457: Angie bought some candy bars for $14. If each candy bar had cost $0.25 less, she could have purchased one more bar for the same amount of money. How many candy bars did Angie buy?
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Angie bought some candy bars for $14. If each candy bar had cost $0.25 less, she could have purchased one more bar for the same amount of money. How many candy bars did Angie buy?
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let x=number of candy bars Angie bought
%2814%2Fx-.25%29%28x%2B1%29=14
14-.25x+14/x-.25=14
lcd:x
-.25x^2+14-.25x=0
.25x^2+.25x-14=0
25x^2+25x-1400=0
x^2+x-56=0
(x-7)(x+8)=0
x=7
How many candy bars did Angie buy? 7