a farmer bought a number of pigs for $180. However, 3 of them died before he could sell the rest at a profit of 8 per pig. His total profit was $109. how many pigs did he originally buy?

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Thyme

11 January, 18:23

a farmer bought a number of pigs for $180. However, 3 of them died before he could sell the rest at a profit of 8 per pig. His total profit was $109. how many pigs did he originally buy?

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Daniel Morrison · Answer 1

He bought approximately 16 pigs.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to find how many pigs the farmer had originally all you have to do is add three to amount of pigs he sold, since three of the died. In order to find how many he sold all you need to do is divide 109 by 8, since he made a profit of $8 per pig. 109 / 8 = 13.625, 13.625 + 3 = 16.625