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Question Number 172929 by pete last updated on 03/Jul/22

A man purchased 180 copies of a book  at $250.00 each. He sold y copies at $300.00  each and the rest at a discount of 5 cents in the  dollar of the cost price. If he made a profit  of $7,125.00,find the value of y?

$$\mathrm{A}\:\mathrm{man}\:\mathrm{purchased}\:\mathrm{180}\:\mathrm{copies}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{book} \\ $$$$\mathrm{at}\:\$\mathrm{250}.\mathrm{00}\:\boldsymbol{\mathrm{each}}.\:\mathrm{He}\:\mathrm{sold}\:{y}\:\mathrm{copies}\:\mathrm{at}\:\$\mathrm{300}.\mathrm{00} \\ $$$$\mathrm{each}\:\mathrm{and}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{rest}\:\mathrm{at}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{discount}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{5}\:\mathrm{cents}\:\mathrm{in}\:\mathrm{the} \\ $$$$\mathrm{dollar}\:\mathrm{of}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{cost}\:\mathrm{price}.\:\mathrm{If}\:\mathrm{he}\:\mathrm{made}\:\mathrm{a}\:\mathrm{profit} \\ $$$$\mathrm{of}\:\$\mathrm{7},\mathrm{125}.\mathrm{00},\mathrm{find}\:\mathrm{the}\:\mathrm{value}\:\mathrm{of}\:{y}? \\ $$

Commented by Rasheed.Sindhi last updated on 03/Jul/22

y=150

$${y}=\mathrm{150} \\ $$

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