1963 TMTA High School Algebra I Contest Problem 38
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Problem
A farmer sold hogs for
Some were sold for
, and the remainder were sold for
each. How many were sold at
each?
Solution
If there were hogs sold at
dollars each, then there were
hogs sold at
dollars each. Using this, we can construct an equation which lets us solve for
, the number of hogs sold at
dollars each.
The answer is .