PROBLEMS INVOLVING PRICE CALCULATIONS AND COINS

PROBLEM 1

Four boys want to buy a treadmill. Each boy is willing to pay a fourth of the cost. They then calculate
that each boy will have to pay R500 less if they could get the help of one more boy to share the cost of
the treadmill equally with them.

Calculate:

a. The cost of the treadmill.

b. The amount payable by each of the four boys

c. The amount payable by each of the five boys

SOLUTION

METHOD 1

Let the cost of the treadmill be x

Then each of the four boys will pay

And each of the five boys will pay

AMOUNT PAID BY RELATIONSHIP

EACH OF THE FOUR BOYS
= R500
EACH OF THE FIVE BOYS

= R500

LCD = 20

5x – 4x = R10 000 (Multiply throughout by 20)

x = R10 000 (Collect like terms)

a. Therefore the treadmill costs R10 000

b. Each of the four boys will pay = = R2 500
c. Each of the five boys would pay

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PROBLEM 1

Four boys want to buy a treadmill. Each boy is willing to pay a fourth of the cost. They then calculate
that each boy will have to pay R500 less if they could get the help of one more boy to share the cost of
the treadmill equally with them.

Calculate:

a. The cost of the treadmill.

b. The amount payable by each of the four boys
c. The amount payable by each of the five boys

SOLUTION

METHOD 2

Let the amount payable by each of the four boys be x

Therefore, the cost of the treadmill will be 4x

And the amount paid by each of the five boys will be

AMOUNT PAID BY RELATIONSHIP

EACH OF THE FOUR BOYS x
EACH OF THE FIVE BOYS x -

x-

LCD = 5

5x – 4x = R2 500 (Multiply throughout by 5)

x = R2 500 (Collect like terms)

a. Therefore the treadmill costs 4x =4(R2 500) = R10 000

b. Each of the four boys will pay R2 500
c. Each of the five boys would pay

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PROBLEMS INVOLVING PRICE CALCULATIONS AND COINS

PROBLEM 1

Four boys want to buy a treadmill. Each boy is willing to pay a fourth of the cost. They then calculate
that each boy will have to pay R500 less if they could get the help of one more boy to share the cost of
the treadmill equally with them.

Calculate:

a. The cost of the treadmill.

b. The amount payable by each of the four boys

c. The amount payable by each of the five boys

SOLUTION

METHOD 3

Let the amount payable by each of the five boys be x

Therefore, the cost of the treadmill will be 5x

And the amount paid by each of the four boys will be

AMOUNT PAID BY RELATIONSHIP

EACH OF THE FOUR BOYS
= R500
EACH OF THE FIVE BOYS

= R500

LCD = 4

5x – 4x = R2 000 (Multiply throughout by 4)

x = R2 000 (Collect like terms)

a. Therefore the treadmill costs 5x =4(R2 000) = R10 000

b. Each of the four boys will pay R2 500

c. Each of the five boys would pay x

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PROBLEM 1

Four boys want to buy a treadmill. Each boy is willing to pay a fourth of the cost. They then calculate
that each boy will have to pay R500 less if they could get the help of one more boy to share the cost of
the treadmill equally with them.

Calculate:

a. The cost of the treadmill.

b. The amount payable by each of the four boys

c. The amount payable by each of the five boys

SOLUTION

METHOD 4

Let the amount payable by each of the four boys be x

And the amount payable by each of the five boys be y

Then the treadmill costs 4x or 5y

AMOUNT PAID BY RELATIONSHIP

EACH OF THE FOUR BOYS x x – y = R500
EACH OF THE FIVE BOYS y 4x - 5y= 0

x – y = R500 (1)

4x - 5y= 0 (2)

5: 5x – 5y = R2 500 (3)

(3) – (2): x = R2 500

4: 4x – 4y = R2 000 (4)

(4) – (2): y = R2 000

a. Therefore the treadmill costs 4x =4(R2 500) = 5y = 5(R2 000) = R10 000

b. Each of the four boys will pay x R2 500

c. Each of the five boys would pay y

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PROBLEM 1

Four boys want to buy a treadmill. Each boy is willing to pay a fourth of the cost. They then calculate
that each boy will have to pay R500 less if they could get the help of one more boy to share the cost of
the treadmill equally with them.

Calculate:

a. the cost of the treadmill.

b. the amount payable by each of the four boys

c. the amount payable by each of the five boys

SOLUTION

METHOD 5

Let the amount payable by the four boys be x; then each of the four boys will pay

And the amount payable by the five boys be y; then each of the five boys will pay

AMOUNT PAID BY RELATIONSHIP

EACH OF THE FOUR BOYS x=y

EACH OF THE FIVE BOYS

x=y (1)

LCD = 20

5x – 4y = R10 000 (2)

Substitute y = x from (1) in (2):

5x – 4x = R10 000

x = y = R10 000

a. Therefore the treadmill costs x = y = R10 000

b. Each of the four boys will pay R2 500

c. Each of the five boys would pay

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PROBLEM 2

Two cellular phones and three laptops cost R32 000.00. A dozen cellular phones and six laptops cost
R96 000.00. Calculate the cost of one cellular phone and one laptop.

SOLUTION

METHOD 1

Let the price of one cellular phone be x and that of one laptop be y

CELLULAR PHONES LAPTOPS RELATIONSHIP

2x 3y 2x + 3y = R32 000
12x 6y 12x + 6y = R96 000

2x + 3y = R32 000 (1)

12x + 6y = R96 000 (2)

(1) 2: 4x + 6y = R64 000 (3)

(2) – (3): 8x = R32 000

x = R4 000

(1) 6: 12x + 18y = R192 000 (4)

(4) – (2): 12y = R96 000

y= R8 000

Therefore, the price of one cellular phone be R4 000 and that of one laptop be R8 000

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PROBLEM 2

Two cellular phones and three laptops cost R32 000.00. A dozen cellular phones and six laptops cost
R96 000.00. Calculate the cost of one cellular phone and one laptop.

SOLUTION

METHOD 2

Let the cost of 2 cellular phones be x and that of 3 laptops be (32 000 – x)

Then the price of one cellular phone will be and that of one laptop will be

CELLULAR PHONES LAPTOPS RELATIONSHIP

x (32 000 – x)
12( + 6

12( + 6

LCD = 6

36x + 12(32 000 – x) = 576 000 (Multiply throughout by 6)

3x + 1(32 000 – x) = 48 000 (Divide throughout by 12)

3x + 32 000 – x = 48 000 (Remove brackets)

3x – x = 48 000 – 32 000 (Variables on LHS and numerals on RHS)

2x = 16 000 (Collect like terms)

x = 8 000

Therefore the price of one cellular phone is = = R4 000

And the price of one laptop is = = = R8 000

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PROBLEM 2

Two cellular phones and three laptops cost R32 000.00. A dozen cellular phones and six laptops cost
R96 000.00. Calculate the cost of one cellular phone and one laptop.

SOLUTION

METHOD 3

Let the cost of 3 laptops be x and that of 2 cellular phones be (32 000 – x)

Then the price of one laptop will be and that of one cellular phone will be

CELLULAR PHONES LAPTOPS RELATIONSHIP

(32 000 – x) x
12( )+ 6( ) = 96 000

12( ) + 6( ) = 96 000

LCD = 6

36(32 000 - x) + 12x = 576 000 (Multiply throughout by 6)

3(32 000 - x) + x = 48 000 (Divide throughout by 12)

96 000 – 3x + x = 48 000 (Remove brackets)

-3x + x = 48 000 – 96 000 (Variables on LHS and numerals on RHS)

-2x = - 48 000 (Collect like terms)

x = 24 000 (Divide throughout by -2)

Therefore, the price of one cellular phone is = R4 000

And the price of one laptop is = = R8 000

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PROBLEM 2

Two cellular phones and three laptops cost R32 000.00. A dozen cellular phones and six laptops cost
R96 000.00. Calculate the cost of one cellular phone and one laptop.

SOLUTION

METHOD 4

Let the cost of 12 cellular phones be x and that of 6 laptops be (96 000 – x)

Then the price of one cellular phone will be and that of one laptop will be

CELLULAR PHONES LAPTOPS RELATIONSHIP

x (96 000 – x)
2( ) + 3( = 32 000

2( ) + 3( = 32 000

LCD = 12

2(x) + 6(96 000 – x) = 384 000 (Multiply throughout by 12)

x + 3(96 000 – x) = 192 000 (Divide throughout by 2)

x + 288 000 – 3x = 192 000 (Remove brackets)

x– 3x = 192 000 - 288 000 (Variables on LHS and numerals on RHS)

-2x = -96 000 (Collect like terms)

x = 48 000 (Divide throughout by -2)

Therefore, the price of one cellular phone is =

And the price of one laptop is R8 000

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PROBLEM 2

Two cellular phones and three laptops cost R32 000.00. A dozen cellular phones and six laptops cost
R96 000.00. Calculate the cost of one cellular phone and one laptop.

SOLUTION

METHOD 5

Let the cost of 6 laptops be x and that of 12 cellular phones be (96 000 – x)

Then the price of one laptop will be and that of one cellular phone will be

CELLULAR PHONES LAPTOPS RELATIONSHIP

(96 000 – x) x
2( ) + 3( ) = 32 000

2( ) + 3( ) = 32 000

LCD = 12

2(96 000 – x) + 6(x) = 384 000 (Multiply throughout by 12)

1(96 000 – x) + 3(x) = 192 000 (Divide throughout by 2)

96 000 – x + 3x = 192 000 (Remove brackets)

– x + 3x = 192 000 - 96 000 (Variables on LHS and numerals on RHS)

2x = 96 000 (Collect like terms)

x = 48 000 (Divide throughout by 2)

Therefore the price of one cellular phone is = = = R4 000

And the price of one laptop is = = R8 000

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 1

Let the original number of books be x and the original price per book be

Then the new number of books will be (x – 10) and the new price per book will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS x (x – 10)
PRICE PER BOOK

LCD = x(x – 10)

4 800x – 4 500(x – 10) = 30x(x – 10) (Multiply throughout by LCD)

4 800x – 4 500x + 45 000 = 30x2 – 300x (Remove brackets)

300x + 45 000 = 30x2 – 300x (Collect like terms)

30x2 – 600x – 45 000 = 0 (Re-arrange in standard form)

x2 – 20x – 15 00 = 0 (Divide throughout by 30)

(x – 50)(x + 30) = 0 (Factorize)

Either x – 50 = 0 or x + 30 = 0

x = 50 (Ignore x = -30)

= = 90

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 2

Let the new number of books be x and the new price per book be

Then the original number of books will be (x + 10) and the original price per book will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS (x + 10) x
PRICE PER BOOK

LCD = x(x + 10)

4 800(x + 10) – 4 500x = 30x(x + 10) (Multiply throughout by LCD)

4 800x + 48 000 – 4 500x = 30x2 + 300x (Remove brackets)

300x + 48 000 = 30x2 + 300x (Collect like terms)

30x2- 48 000 = 0 (Re-arrange in standard form)

x2 – 16 00 = 0 (Divide throughout by 30)

(x – 40)(x + 40) = 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 40) = 0 or (x + 40) = 0

x = 40 (Ignore x = -40)

(x + 10) = 50 and

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 3

Let the original price per book be x and the original number of books be

Then the new price per book will be (x + 10) and the new number of books will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS

PRICE PER BOOK x (x + 30)

LCD = x(x + 30)

4 500(x + 30) – 4 800x = 10x(x + 30) (Multiply throughout by LCD)

4 500x + 135 000- 4 800x = 10x2 + 300x (Remove brackets)

135 000 – 300x = 10x2 + 300x (Collect like terms)

10x2 + 600x – 135 000 = 0 (Re-arrange in standard form)

x2 + 60x – 13 500 = 0 (Divide throughout by 10)

(x – 90)(x + 150) = 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 90) = 0 or (x + 150) = 0

x = 90 (Ignore x = -150)

= = 50

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 4

Let the new price per book be x and the new number of books be

Then the original price per book will be (x – 30) and the original number of books will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS

PRICE PER BOOK (x – 30) x

LCD = x(x – 30)

4 500x – 4 800(x – 30) = 10x(x – 30) (Multiply throughout by LCD)

4 500x – 4 800x + 144 000 = 10x2 – 300x (Remove brackets)

-300x + 144 000 = 10x2 – 300x (Collect like terms)

10x2 – 144 000 = 0 (Re-arrange in standard form)

x2 – 14 400 = 0 (Divide throughout by 10)

(x – 120)(x + 120) = 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 120) = 0 or (x + 120) = 0

x = 120 (Ignore x = -120)

(x - 30) = 90

= 50

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 5

Let the original number of books be x and the new number of books be y

Then the original price per book will be and the new price per book will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS x y x – y = 10
PRICE PER BOOK

x – y = 10  y = (x – 10) (1)

4 800x – 4 500y = 30xy [Multiply throughout by LCD= xy] (2)

4 800x – 4 500(x – 10) = 30x(x – 10) [Substitute y = (x – 10) from (1) in (2)]

4 800x – 4 500x + 45 000 = 30x2 – 300x (Remove brackets)

300x + 45 000 = 30x2 – 300x (Collect like terms)

30x2 – 600x – 45 000 = 0 (Re-arrange in standard form)

x2 -20x – 1500 = 0 (Divide throughout by 30)

(x – 50) (x + 30) = 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 50) = 0 or (x + 30) = 0

x = 50 (Ignore x = -30)

= = 90

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 6

Let the original price per book be x and the new price per book be y

Then the original number of books will be and the new number of books will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS

PRICE PER BOOK x y y – x = 30

4 500y – 4 800x = 10xy [Multiply throughout by LCD= xy] (1)

y – x = 30  y = (x + 30) (2)

4 500(x + 30) – 4 800x = 10x(x + 30) [Substitute y = (x + 30) from (2) in (1)]

4 500x + 135 000 – 4 800x = 10x2 + 300x (Remove brackets)

-300x + 135 000 = 10x2 + 300x (Collect like terms)

10x2 + 600x – 135 000 = 0 (Re-arrange in standard form)

x2 + 60x – 13 500 = 0 (Divide throughout by 10)

(x – 90)(x + 150) = 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 90) = 0 or (x + 150) = 0

x = 90 and = 50

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 7

Let the original number of books be x and the original price per book be y

Then the new number of books will be (x – 10) and the new price per book will be (x + 30)

ORIGINAL NEW
NUMBER OF BOOKS x (x – 10)
PRICE PER BOOK y (y + 30)
RELATIONSHIP xy = 4 500 (x – 10)(y + 30) = 4 800
xy = 4 500 (1)

y= (2)

(x – 10)(y + 30) = 4 800

 xy + 30x – 10y – 300 = 4 800 (3)

4 500 + 30x – 10( ) – 300 = 4 800 [Substitute xy = 4 500 from (1) and y = from (2) in (3)]

30x – 600 - 10( )=0 (Re-arrange terms)

x2 – 20x – 150 = 0 (Write in standard form)

(x – 50)(x + 30 = 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 50) = 0 or (x + 30) = 0

x = 50 (Ignore x = -30) (4)

y= = [Substitute x = 50 from (4) in (2)]

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 8

Let the new number of books be x and the new price per book be y

The original number of books will be (x + 10) and the original price per book will be (y – 30)

ORIGINAL NEW
NUMBER OF BOOKS (x + 10) x
PRICE PER BOOK (y – 30) y
RELATIONSHIP (x + 10)(y – 30) = 4 500 xy = 4 800
(x + 10)(y – 30) = 4 500

 xy – 30x + 10y – 300 = 4 500 (1)

xy = 4 800 (2)

y= (3)

and  x = (4)

4 800 – 30x + 10( - 300 = 4 500 [Substitute xy = 4 800 from (2) and y = from (3) in (1)]

-30x +10 =0 (Re-arrange terms)

x2 – 1600 = 0 (Write in standard form)

(x – 40)(x + 40)= 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 40) = 0 or (x + 40) = 0

x = 40 (Ignore x = -40)

y= =

(x + 10)= (40+10) = 50 and (y – 30)= (120 – 30) = 90

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 9

Let the original number of books be x and the new price per book be y

Then the original price per book will be and the new number of books will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS x

PRICE PER BOOK

(A)  xy – 4 800 = 10y  xy = 10y + 4 800 (1)

(B)  xy – 4 500 = 30x  xy = 30x + 4 500 (2)

From (1) and (2) we have:

30x + 4 500 = 10y + 4 800 (Each = xy)  30x – 10y = 300 (Simplify) y = 3x – 30 (3)

Substitute y = 3x – 30 from (3) in (A): x – = 10 x – = 10 (Simplify)

x(x – 10)- 1 600 = 10(x – 10) [Multiply throughout by (x–10)]

2
x – 10x – 1 600 = 10x – 100 (Remove brackets)

x2 – 20x – 1 500 = 0 (Write in standard form)

(x – 50)(x + 30) = 0 (Factorize)

Either x – 50 = 0 or x + 30 = 0

(Ignore x = - 30)

= = 90

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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PROBLEM 3

A bookseller orders a certain number of books for which he pays R4 500. A mishap causes ten of the
books to be stolen. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining books at R30 more per book, he
manages to make a profit of R300 on the whole transaction. How many books did he originally order
and at what price each?

SOLUTION

METHOD 10

Let the original price per book be x and the new number of books be y

Then the original number of books will be and the new price per book will be

ORIGINAL NEW RELATIONSHIP

NUMBER OF BOOKS y

PRICE PER BOOK x

(A)  4 500 – xy = 10x  xy = 4 500 – 10x (1)

(B)  4 800 - xy = 30y  xy = 4 800 – 30y (2)

From (1) and (2) we have:

4 500 – 10x = 4 800 – 30y (Each = xy)  30y – 10x = 300 (Simplify)  y = (3)

Substitute y = from (3) in (A):

 13 500 – x(x + 30) = 30x (Simplify)

13 500 – x2 – 30x = 30x (Remove brackets)

x2 + 60x – 13 500 = 0 (Write in standard form)

(x – 90)(x + 150) = 0 (Factorize)

Either (x – 90) = 0 or x + 150 = 0

x = 90 (Ignore x = -150)

= = 50

Therefore, he ordered 50 books at R90 each.

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EXERCISES

1. Three boys want to buy a canoe. Each boy is willing to pay a third of the cost. They then
calculate that each boy will have to pay R1000 less if they could get the help of one more boy to
share the cost of the canoe equally with them. Calculate the cost of the canoe.

2. Two pencils and three exercise books cost R65. Six pencils and a dozen exercise books cost
R180. Calculate the cost of one pencil and one exercise book.

3. A shopkeeper orders a certain number of glasses for which he pays R150. A mishap causes ten
of the glasses to be broken. Nevertheless, by selling each of the remaining glasses at R4 more
per glass, he manages to make a profit of R30 on the whole transaction. How many glasses did
he originally order and at what price each.

4. The angles of a triangle are such that if both angles at the base are doubles, then the other angle
will be halved. One angle at the base is 100 more than the other angle at the base. Calculate the
angles of a triangle.

5. A man has been saving a fifth of his annual salary. His annual salary increases by R2 500, and he
can save a quarter of his new salary. He finds that he now saves R3 000 per year more than
before. What was his original annual income?

6. A sports club currently charges a single member an annual fee of R1 000. The family
membership is R1 500 per year. The club plans to raise all membership fees by an amount of Rx
per year. When this increase has been applied, the single membership will cost of the family
membership. Calculate the value of x.

7. A shop-owner buys 300 loaves of bread at R480 per hundred. He decides to donate one-sixth of
the loaves to a charity for homeless people. At what price per loaf must he sell the remaining
loaves so that he neither gains nor loses any money?

8. A farmer bought some sheep for R7 200. A tenth of them died and she sold the rest at R25 more
for each one than she had paid for them. She made a profit of R180. How many sheep did she
buy?

9. A tin contains 65 coins, some of which are 10c pieces and some 5c pieces. If the total value is
R4.50, how many are 10c pieces?

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