Question 943251
he sold them for 2260 and made a profit of 13%.


let x = what he paid for them.


then x + .13 * x = 2260


factor out the x to get:


(1 + .13) * x = 2260


simplify to get:


1.13 * x = 2260


divide both sides of this equation by 1.13 to get:


x = 2260 / 1.13 = 2000