A retailer spent $48 to purchase a number of special mugs. Two ofthem were broke
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Question
A retailer spent $48 to purchase a number of special mugs. Two ofthem were broken in the store, but by selling each of the remainingmugs for 43 cents above the original cost per mug, she made atotal profit of $22. Find an equation that will allow us tosolve for the number of mugs, denoted by n, that were originallypurchased.
A retailer spent $48 to purchase a number of special mugs. Two ofthem were broken in the store, but by selling each of the remainingmugs for 43 cents above the original cost per mug, she made atotal profit of $22. Find an equation that will allow us tosolve for the number of mugs, denoted by n, that were originallypurchased.
Explanation / Answer
"selling each of the remaining mugs for 43..." 43 what?