SOLUTION: Hello i am a 5th grader in need of help. Here is the problem Please explain and show your work easy and well thank you for your time! Mrs. Atkins pays 1800 for a new refrigerat

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Question 1001094: Hello i am a 5th grader in need of help. Here is the problem Please explain and show your work easy and well thank you for your time!
Mrs. Atkins pays 1800 for a new refrigerator, washer, and dryer. The refrigerator costs 250 more than the washer. The dryer costs half as much as the washer. How much does does the washer cost?
Found 3 solutions by stanbon, rfer, MathTherapy:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mrs. Atkins pays 1800 for a new refrigerator, washer, and dryer. The refrigerator costs 250 more than the washer. The dryer costs half as much as the washer. How much does does the washer cost?
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Equations:
r + w + d = 1800
r = w+250
d = (w/2)
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Substitute for "r" and for "d", and solve for "w"::
(w+25) + w + (w/2) = 1800
2.5w + 25 = 1800
2.5w = 1775
w = $710 (cost of the washer)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
washer=x
Refrigerator=x+250
dryer=0.5x
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x+(x+250)+0.5x=1800
2.5x=1800-250
x=1550/2.5
x=620
x+250=870
0.5x=310
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hello i am a 5th grader in need of help. Here is the problem Please explain and show your work easy and well thank you for your time!
Mrs. Atkins pays 1800 for a new refrigerator, washer, and dryer. The refrigerator costs 250 more than the washer. The dryer costs half as much as the washer. How much does does the washer cost?
Let price of washer be W

Then price of refrigerator = W + 250 (Refrigerator costs $250 more than the washer)

Also, cost of the dryer is: , or  (Dryer costs  , or .5 of the price of the washer)

Since all cost a total of $1,800, then we get:



 





W, or cost of washer = , or  

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