SOLUTION: A video game system and several games are sold for $ 556. The cost of the games is 3 times as much as the cost of the system. Find the cost of the system and the cost of the games

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Question 1030998: A video game system and several games are sold for $ 556. The cost of the games is 3 times as much as the cost of the system. Find the cost of the system and the cost of the games.
Answer by JoelSchwartz(130) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=cost of the video game system
y=cost of the video games
y=3x
y+x=556
4x=556
x=556/4
x=139
y=417