Ami spent #$150# for #p# pennants to sell at the baseball game. She sold all but #5# of them for #$0.75# more than she paid for each one. Write a formula for #s#, the amount she received for sales?

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EZ as pi
Aug 14, 2018

#s = (p-5)((150+0.75p)/p)#

Explanation:

The number of pennants bought = #p#
The number of pennant sold = #p-5#

Cost price of each = #150/p#
Selling price = #150/p + 0.75 = (150+0.75p)/p#

Amount received: #s = (p-5)((150+0.75p)/p)#

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