SOLUTION: The total cost of insurance and registration of a car is ghc2520.If the cost of the insurance is five times cost of the registration,find the cost of each item.

Question 1167138: The total cost of insurance and registration of a car is ghc2520.If the cost of the insurance is five times cost of the registration,find the cost of each item.
Answer by ikleyn(52937) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let the cost of registration be x.


Then the cost of insurance is 5x, according to the condition.


Also, the problem says that 


    5x + x = 2520,   or

    6x     = 2520.


Take it from here.

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