8. Sam bought some apples at 60 c each and sold all but 5 of them at R1,00 each. If he made a profit of R5,00, how many apples did he buy?

Let’s break this down step-by-step to find out how many apples Sam bought. 1. Let the total number of apples Sam bought be \( n \). 2. The cost price for all apples Sam bought would be \( 0.60n \) (since each apple costs 60 cents). 3. Sam sold \( n - 5 \) apples at R1.00 each, giving him a total sales revenue of \( 1(n - 5) \) or \( n - 5 \) Rands. 4. According to the problem, Sam made a profit of R5.00, so we can set up the following equation: \[ (n - 5) - 0.60n = 5 \] 5. Simplifying the left side, we combine like terms: \[ n - 5 - 0.60n = 5 \implies 0.40n - 5 = 5 \] 6. Adding 5 to both sides gives: \[ 0.40n = 10 \] 7. Dividing both sides by 0.40, we find: \[ n = 25 \] So, Sam bought 25 apples! 🍏