Ian bought some pens at $4 each. He later sold them to his customers at $8 each. For customers who bought two pens were given another pen for free. The customers bought either one or two pens. Ian gave away 190 free pens and collected a total of $1400 more than what he had paid for. How many customers bought just one pen each?
| |
Pens
sold |
Pens given to customers who got 1 pen each |
Pens given to customers who got 3 pens each |
| Number |
1 u |
1 u - 570 |
570 |
| Value |
$4 |
$8 |
$8 |
| Total Value |
4 u |
8 u - $4560 |
$3040 |
Since 190 pens were given free, there were 190 customers who bought two pens each.
Number of pens that each customer would get if they bought two pens each and got 1 pen free
= 2 + 1
= 3
Total number of pens for customers who each bought two pens
= 3 x 190
= 570
Number of pens for customers who each bought 1 pen = 1 u - 570
Total amount collected from customers who bought 1 pen each
= 8 x (1 u - 570)
= 8 u - 4560
Total amount collected from customers who bought two pens each
= 190 x 2 x 8
= $3040
Total amount collected from all the customers
= 8 u - 4560 + 3040
= 8 u - 1520
Ian collected a total of $1400 more than what he had paid for.
8 u - 1520 = 4 u + 1400
8 u - 4 u = 1400 + 1520
4 u = 2920
1 u = 2920 ÷ 4 = 730
Number of customers who bought just one pen
= 1 u - 570
= 730 - 570
= 160
Answer(s): 160
