During a one day sale, a store sold each sweater for $30 more than the cost of purchase. How many were sold during the sale?
a. Total revenue for sweaters is $270
b. Store sold each sweater for 50% more than the cost of purchase.
oa C
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1) insufficient. the question stem tells you the cost of each sweater = x
the selling price of each sweater = 30 + x
(# of sweaters sold)(x+30) = 270
2 unknowns.
2) Insufficient as well b/c it doesn't tell us how many sweaters were sold or the revenue.
together:
1.5x = x + 30
1/2x = 30
x = 60
now you x, so you know selling price (90)
so you can plug it back into the equation: (# of sweaters sold)(60+30) = 270 and find the # of sweaters.
(C)
the selling price of each sweater = 30 + x
(# of sweaters sold)(x+30) = 270
2 unknowns.
2) Insufficient as well b/c it doesn't tell us how many sweaters were sold or the revenue.
together:
1.5x = x + 30
1/2x = 30
x = 60
now you x, so you know selling price (90)
so you can plug it back into the equation: (# of sweaters sold)(60+30) = 270 and find the # of sweaters.
(C)