document.write( "Question 824424: Last year the price of a color TV was Tk. 12,000 less than that of computer. This year, the price of TV was increased by 20% and computer was increased by Tk. 1,000 only. Now if you need Tk. 7,400 more to buy a TV and a computer, what is the current price of a computer?
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document.write( "Answer: 45000
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Algebra.Com's Answer #496450 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Last year the price of a color TV was Tk. 12,000 less than that of computer. This year, the price of TV was increased by 20% and computer was increased by Tk. 1,000 only. Now if you need Tk. 7,400 more to buy a TV and a computer, what is the current price of a computer? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Let last year's price for a color TV be \"x\": \n" ); document.write( "This years's price for a color TV is 1.2x: \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Let last years price of a computer be x+12000 \n" ); document.write( "This year's price for a computer is x+13000 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "Increased cost of TV and computer = 7400 \n" ); document.write( "0.2x + 1000 = 7,400 \n" ); document.write( "0.2x = 6,400 \n" ); document.write( "x = 64000/2 \n" ); document.write( "x = 32000 (last year's cost of color TV) \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Last years cost of computer = x+12000 = 44,000 \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "Answer: This year's cost of computer = 44,000+1000 = 45000 \n" ); document.write( "========== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "============ \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |