1992 AJHSME Problems/Problem 8

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Problem

A store owner bought $1500$ pencils at <dollar/>0.10 each. If he sells them for <dollar/>0.25 each, how many of them must he sell to make a profit of exactly <dollar/>100.00?

$\text{(A)}\ 400 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 667 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 1000 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 1500 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 1900$

Solution

$1500\times 0.1=150$, so the store owner is <dollar/>150 below profit. Therefore he needs to sell $150+100= 250$ dollars worth of pencils. Selling them at <dollar/>0.25 each gives $250/0.25= \boxed{\textbf{(C)}\ 1000}$.

See Also

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Problem 7
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