SOLUTION: Paul and Gary both bought a quantity of the same type of olives at a shop.
Gary bought half the quantity of olives that Paul bought.
The total cost of Gary’s and Paul’s olives wa
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Question 967193: Paul and Gary both bought a quantity of the same type of olives at a shop.
Gary bought half the quantity of olives that Paul bought.
The total cost of Gary’s and Paul’s olives was $14.85. How much did Gary's olives cost?
Answer by Theo(13342) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = quantity that gary bought.
2x = quantity that paul bought.
gary bought half the quantity that paul bought.
x is equal to 1/2 of 2x.
x + 2x = 14.95
combine like terms to get:
3x = 14.95
divide both sides by 3 to get:
x = 14.95 / 3 = 4.983333.
2x = 2 * 4.983333 = 9.966667.
4.983333 + 9.966667 = 14.95
answer to the question is:
gary's olives cost 4.983333 dollars.
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