document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1138067>Question 1138067</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Brown sold his car for 3/5 of the cost price and finds that in doing so he has list £750 .How much did he sell the car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "if he sells the car for 750 and 750 was 3/5 of the cost, then the cost of the car would be 5/3 * 750 = 1250.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would solve that as follows:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the cost of the car.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 * x = 750.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "multiplhy both sides of this equation by 5/3 to get x = 5/3 * 750.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this makes x = 1250, which is the cost of the car.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the cost of the car is 750 and he sells it for 3/5 of the cost, then he sells is for 3/5 * 750 = 450.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in that case, you would solve it as follows.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the price he sold the car for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "than x = 3/5 * 750.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 450.\r<BR>\n" );
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