Question

Rui Feng has enough money to buy 24 apples. If the price of each apple is reduced by 5 cents, he will be
able to buy an extra 6 apples with the same amount of money. Find the original price of each apple.
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Answer 1

Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Rui Feng has enough money to buy 24 apples.

If the price of each apples is reduced by 5 cents, he will be able to buy an extra 6 apples with the same amount of money.

Find the original price of each apples.

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let a = the original price of the apples

"has enough money to buy 24 apples." therefore:

24a = the amt of money he has

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six more means he can buy 30 apples

30(a-5) = 24a

30a - 150 = 24a

30a - 24a = 150

6a = 150

a = 150/6

a = 25 cents is the original price for each apple

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Check this. 24 * 25 = 600 cents or $6 the amt of money he has

find the no of apples he can buy for 20 cents (5 cents cheaper)

600/20 = 30 apples

Answer 2

Rui Feng has enough money to buy 24 apples.

If the price of each apples is reduced by 5 cents, he will be able to buy an extra 6 apples with the same amount of money.

Find the original price of each apples.

:

let a = the original price of the apples

"has enough money to buy 24 apples." therefore:

24a = the amt of money he has

:

six more means he can buy 30 apples

30(a-5) = 24a

30a - 150 = 24a

30a - 24a = 150

6a = 150

a = 150/6

a = 25 cents is the original price for each apple

:

:

Check this. 24 * 25 = 600 cents or $6 the amt of money he has

find the no of apples he can buy for 20 cents (5 cents cheaper)

600/20 = 30 apples

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