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  • Feb 12, 2010, 07:19 PM
    HuiLi
    Quadratic Equation involving money
    A trader bought some paraffin for $500.He paid $x for each litre of paraffin.
    Qn:
    a)Due to a leak,he lost 3 litres of paraffin.He sold the remainder of the paraffin for $1 per litre more than he paid for it.Write down an expression,in terms of x,for the sum of money he received.
    b)He made a profit of $20.Write an equation in x to represent this information.
  • Feb 14, 2010, 06:41 PM
    morgaine300

    Please do not double-post. This just causes confusion and wastes time, because it's already been answered here:
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/mathem...ey-446416.html
  • Feb 14, 2010, 09:50 PM
    morgaine300

    You can't now. Only a mod with that power can get rid of the thread.

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