Sam bought some apples at 60c each and sold all but 5of them at R1.00
if he made a profit of R5 how apples did he buy​

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1. Step-by-step explanation:

   Let x=number of Apples Sam bought

   Translate:

   “Sam bought some apples at 60c each” means spent = $0.60x

   “sold all but 5 of them at $1.00 each” means earned = $1(x-5)

   Math:

   earned – spent = profit

   $1.00(x-5) – $0.60x = $5.00

   $1.00x – $5.00 – $0.60x = $5.00 [expand]

   ($1.00 – $0.60)x – $5.00 = $5.00 [combine terms]

   $0.40x = $10.00 [add $5.00 to both sides]

   x = 25 apples

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