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Science & Mathematics by Anonymous 2018-06-15 03:01:54

Social Science

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A merchant buys a shipment of spices for $ 76 and then sells it for $ 100. For each sack of spices, he gains a profit of $ 2. How many sacks did he sell?

Anonymous

The merchant sold 12 sacks of spices.
Anonymous

$100.00 - $76.00 = $24.00 then $24.00 / 2 = 12 sacks. -- answer.
Anonymous

The merchant sold 12 sacks of spices.
Anonymous

the difference between cost and sales is 24, the gain PER SACK is 2, so dividing 24 by 2, give you TWELVE (12) sacks sold.
Anonymous

Really? 24/2 = 12 sacks
Anonymous

total profit = 100-76 = $24 $24 · (1 sack)/($2) = 12 sacks
Anonymous

100-76=24 24/2=12 12 sacks. He made a profit of $24, so you dived it by 2 since each one cost 2 to see how many there was to begin with.