SOLUTION: Hyran has saved $300 more than two-thirds of the cost of the down payment on a car. If he has $1240 saved, how much is the down payment.

SOLUTION: Hyran has saved $300 more than two-thirds of the cost of the down payment on a car. If he has $1240 saved, how much is the down payment.

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Question 459599: Hyran has saved $300 more than two-thirds of the cost of the down payment on a car. If he has $1240 saved, how much is the down payment.
Answer by htmentor(1343) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let c = the cost of the payment
Then we can write
2/3c + 300 = 1240
Solve for c:
2/3c = 940
c = 1410
So down payment is $1410
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