SOLUTION: A cow costs seven times as much as goat for 84000 i can buy 18 more goats than cows,How much does a goat cost?

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Question 446479: A cow costs seven times as much as goat for 84000 i can buy 18 more goats than cows,How much does a goat cost?
Answer by Gogonati(855) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x the price of a goat, then the price of a cow is 7x.
With $84000 we can buy 84000%2Fx goats or 84000%2F7x cows
Now write the equation;84000%2Fx=84000%2F7x%2B18, solving this equation find:
7%2A84000-84000=7%2A18x=>x=6%2A84000%2F%287%2A18%29=>x=4000
Answer:The price of a goat is $4000.