A reatiler goes into the store and spends $48 for 'c' amount of cups. While in the store, two of the cups break. So the retailer decides to sell the cups for $3 more than he paid for them. As a result, he makes a profit of $22. So, how many cups did the retailer originally purchase?
2007-10-19 13:24:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Let 'c' represent the original number of cups.
Let 'p' represent the original price per cup.
The initial purchase was: c * p = 48
The profit was: 3(c - 2) = 22
3c = 24, c = 8, original price was $6/cup
2007-10-19 13:44:39 · answer #1 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 cups
2007-10-19 20:29:21 · answer #2 · answered by danny 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
c number of cups
be a bit specific.u want an equation for what?
2007-10-19 20:39:49 · answer #3 · answered by Brainee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm sorry but I'm not that good in math. Here's a thought... ask a parent or your teacher!!! :)
2007-10-19 20:29:22 · answer #4 · answered by leighser45 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋