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  • Aug 2, 2010, 11:26 PM
    mp6497
    how many mugs were purchased
    a retailer spent $48 to purchase a number of special mugs. Two of them were broken in the store, but by selling each of the remaining mugs for $3 above the original cost per mug, she made a total profit of $22.
    Construct an equation that will allow us to solve for the number of mugs, denoted by n, that were originally purchased.
    Rewrite equation in the standard form of a quadratic equation:
    1. How many mugs were purchased?
    2. What was the original cost per mug?
    3. What profit was made on each mug?
    4. When solving a quadratic equation,there are normally two solutions. Why were you able to discard one of the solutions in this case?
  • Aug 3, 2010, 10:50 PM
    morgaine300

    Please read the guidelines for posting homework problems:
    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/financ...-b-u-font.html

    This is also really belongs in math, though I'm sure anyone here could solve it as well.
  • Aug 3, 2010, 11:01 PM
    kp2171
    The very first Google link clicked after a search, with part of the question copied and pasted, gave the full answer.

    *sigh*
  • Aug 3, 2010, 11:28 PM
    morgaine300

    Yeah, that happens. Not like everyone follows those rules.

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