Celia bought 12 apples, ate two of them, and sold the rest at 20cents more per apple than she paid. Her total profit was $1.00. How much did she sell each apple for?

Gretchen Allison

Gretchen Allison

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2022-09-04

Celia bought 12 apples, ate two of them, and sold the rest at 20cents more per apple than she paid. Her total profit was $1.00. How much did she sell each apple for?

Answer & Explanation

Kimberly Evans

Kimberly Evans

Beginner2022-09-05Added 13 answers

let x be the cost of each apple Celia bought
12x will be the cost of 12 apples
10(x+.2) will be the amount she sold for the 10 apples
10(x+.2) - 12x = 1
10x + 2 - 12 x = 1
-2x = -1
x = .5
so it cost 50 cents, and she sold for 70 cents
Konciljev56

Konciljev56

Beginner2022-09-06Added 2 answers

12x = money she used to buy apples
ate 2 apples that means 10 left
10(x + .2) = 12x + 1
to solve the problem just solve x and add 20 cents
so do the distributive property
10x + 2 = 12x + 1
minus 10x both sides and minus 1 to both sides
1 = 2x
1/2 = x
so x = .5 which is 50 cents
50 cents plus 20 cents is 70 cents
so she sold each apple for 70 cents each

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