Florence purchased a number of hand-held electrical games for $180. She decided to keep one for herself and sell the rest. She sold the remaining games for $1.00 more than she bought them for. After keeping one game for herself, Florence made a profit of $10.00. How many games did she purchase?
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We know that she spent $180 on these games, so we can set up the equation: 180 = x * y where "y" is the price she paid for each game. We also know that she sold the remaining games for $1.00 more than she bought them for, so the selling price of each game Show more…
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