SOLUTION: Hi, please help! Thanks! A pack of gum costs 75 cents. That is 3 cents less than three times what the pack cost 20 years ago. How much did a pack of gum cost 20 years ago?

Question 913032: Hi, please help! Thanks!
A pack of gum costs 75 cents. That is 3 cents
less than three times what the pack cost 20
years ago. How much did a pack of gum cost
20 years ago?
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A pack of gum costs 75 cents. That is 3 cents
less than three times what the pack cost 20
years ago. How much did a pack of gum cost
20 years ago?
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let x=pack of gum cost 20 years ago?
3x-3=75
3x=78
x=26
How much did a pack of gum cost 20 years ago? 26 cents
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