SOLUTION: Roberto bought a tennis racquet. He gave the salesman a fifty-dollar bill. Roberto's change was $6.00 less than he paid for the racquet. How much did he pay for the racquet?

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Question 664586: Roberto bought a tennis racquet. He gave the salesman a fifty-dollar bill. Roberto's change was $6.00 less than he paid for the racquet. How much did he pay for the racquet?
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Roberto bought a tennis racquet. He gave the salesman a fifty-dollar bill. Roberto's change was $6.00 less than he paid for the racquet. How much did he pay for the racquet?
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change = cost - 6
cost = 50 - change
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Rearrange:
change - cost = -6
change + cost = 50
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Add and solve for "change":
2*change = 44
change = 22
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solve for "cost":
22 - cost = -6
cost = $28.00
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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