Answer:
201 bars
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of bars bought be x.
Cost of three bars is 20 cents.
Therefore, 1 bar will cost [tex]\frac{20}{3}[/tex] cents.
He ate one of the bars...
Therefore, remaining bars will be x - 1
... He sold the remainder at 10 cents each i.e
1 bar = 10 cents
(x - 1) bars = 10( x - 1) cents
...He made $200.00 from selling the remaining bars.
10( x - 1) cents = $200.00 ---------------(i)
Convert from dollars to cents
$1 = 10 cents
$200 = 200 x 10 cents = 2000 cents
From equation (i)
10(x - 1)cents = 2000 cents
=> 10( x - 1) = 2000 [divide both sides by 10]
=> x - 1 = 200
=> x = 200 + 1
=> x = 201
Therefore, he bought 201 bars of ice cream.
