SOLUTION: Celeste wants to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch. She knows she will need $50. The perm costs twice as much as her haircut and she needs $5 for lunch.
How much
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How much
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Question 244605: Celeste wants to have her hair cut and permed and also go to lunch. She knows she will need $50. The perm costs twice as much as her haircut and she needs $5 for lunch.
How much does the perm cost? Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
Let represent the cost of the haircut. Then the cost of the perm is [tex \Large 2x]. If lunch costs $5, then she has $45 to spend on the perm and the haircut, so:
Solve for to get the cost of the haircut. The perm is twice that amount.
