1992 AJHSME Problems/Problem 8
Problem
A store owner bought pencils at each. If he sells them for each, how many of them must he sell to make a profit of exactly ?
Solution
, so the store owner is <dollar/>150 below profit. Therefore he needs to sell dollars worth of pencils. Selling them at <dollar/>0.25 each gives .
See Also
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