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James bought c candy bars, each at a price of p dollars. He
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19 Jan 2020, 03:53
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James bought c candy bars, each at a price of p dollars. He then sold s of those candy bars, each at a price of y dollars. If James made a profit of x dollars, which of the following represents the number of candy bars that James sold?
A. \(\frac{(pc — x)}{y}\)
B. \(\frac{(x - pc)}{y }\)
C. \(xy —pc\)
D. \(\frac{(x+ pc)}{y}\)
E. \(\frac{(pc — y)}{x}\)
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A. \(\frac{(pc — x)}{y}\)
B. \(\frac{(x - pc)}{y }\)
C. \(xy —pc\)
D. \(\frac{(x+ pc)}{y}\)
E. \(\frac{(pc — y)}{x}\)
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Re: James bought c candy bars, each at a price of p dollars. He
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20 Jan 2020, 01:43
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Profit = Sale Price - Cost Price.
Given: x = s*y - c*p.
x + cp = sy
(x + cp)/y = s. This the candy bars sold. Hence choice D is the answer.
Given: x = s*y - c*p.
x + cp = sy
(x + cp)/y = s. This the candy bars sold. Hence choice D is the answer.
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