1953 AHSME Problems/Problem 1
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A boy buys oranges at 
for 
cents. He will sell them at 
for 
cents. In order to make a profit of 
, he must sell:
Solution
The boy buys oranges for cents or 
orange for 
cents. He sells them at 
cents each.
That means for every orange he sells, he makes a profit of 
cents.
To make a profit of 
cents, he needs to sell 
~mathsolver101
