SOLUTION: a candy bar costs $0.95, which is nineteen times the price of hard candy. what is the price of a piece of hard candy?

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Question 1060959: a candy bar costs $0.95, which is nineteen times the price of hard candy. what is the price of a piece of hard candy?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20063) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let the answer, which is the price 
of hard candy, be represented by 
the unknown x.   Then translate the 
words into algebra, like this:

%28matrix%282%2C1%2Cwhich%2Cis%29%29%28nineteen%29%28times%29%28matrix%285%2C1%2Cthe%2C+price%2C+of%2C+hard%2C+%22candy.%22%29%29
  |    |   |    |   |
$0.95  =   19   *   x

That's
        0.95%22%22=%22%2219%2Ax

You can now finish by dividing both sides by 19.

Edwin