SOLUTION: a ski shop spent $2800 for a computer and software. for bookkeeping purposes, she needs to post the price of the computer and software separately. the computer costs 3 times as muc

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Question 1129681: a ski shop spent $2800 for a computer and software. for bookkeeping purposes, she needs to post the price of the computer and software separately. the computer costs 3 times as much as the software. what is the cost of the software
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x=software
3x=computer
sum (4x)=2800
x=$700 for software
3x=$2100 for computer ANSWER

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