1988 AJHSME Problems/Problem 23
Problem
Maria buys computer disks at a price of
for <dollar/>
and sells them at a price of
for <dollar/>
. How many computer disks must she sell in order to make a profit of <dollar/>
?
Solution
This is the equivalent of saying she buys
for <dollar/>
and sells
for <dollar/>
, so for every dozen disks she sells, she profits <dollar/>
.
She needs to profit <dollar/>
, so she needs to sell
dozen disks, which is