Problema Solution
a trader bought some oranges at 5 cents each and found out that 6 of them are rotten he sells the rest at 8 cents each and makes a profit of $4.50.how many oranges did he buy
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Let 'x' represent the number of oranges bought.
8(x - 6) - 5x = 450 (since $4.50 = 450 cents)
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x = 166 oranges
The trader bought 166 oranges.