SOLUTION: Hi I also don't understand how to do this its very confusing
Two junked cars were sold at auction to a buyer who paid a total of 2,000$ for both cars.if the more expensive of th
Question 679182: Hi I also don't understand how to do this its very confusing
Two junked cars were sold at auction to a buyer who paid a total of 2,000$ for both cars.if the more expensive of the two cars was $240 less than three times the price of the cheaper car,how much was the more expensive car...
Apparently you are letting represent the price of the cheaper car, which is perfecly ok. But then you say that 3 times the price of the cheaper car minus $240 is equal to $2000, which we know to be the total amount paid for BOTH cars.
3 times the price of the cheaper car minus $240 is the price of the more expensive car. The price of the more expensive car plus the price of the cheaper car is $2000, so:
Solve for , then calculate
John
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My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
