SOLUTION: A business owner spent $4000 for a computer and software. For bookkeeping purposes, he needs to post the price of the computer and software separately. The computer costs 4 times a

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Question 1103522: A business owner spent $4000 for a computer and software. For bookkeeping purposes, he needs to post the price of the computer and software separately. The computer costs 4 times as much as the software.
What is the cost of the software?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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s+4s=4000
5s=4000
s=800
c=3200