SOLUTION: pg 128 Celia bought 12 apples, ate two of them, and sold the rest at .20 more per apple than she paid. Her total profit was $1.00. How much did she sell each apple for? I know th

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: pg 128 Celia bought 12 apples, ate two of them, and sold the rest at .20 more per apple than she paid. Her total profit was $1.00. How much did she sell each apple for? I know this is more simple than I am making it. Please help.
12x - 2 = 10(x + .20) +1.00? This question is from textbook

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she bought 12 apples and ate 2, leaving 10 ... she sold the 10 for .20 more per apple than she paid ... her profit was 1.00

let x=selling price ... 10x-1.00=12(x-.20) ... 10x-1=12x-2.4 ... 1.4=2x ... .70=x