SOLUTION: Mrs. Wong bought 3 medals: one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal for the upcoming math contest. One gold medal is twice as expensive as one silver medal and one sil
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Question 1121375: Mrs. Wong bought 3 medals: one gold medal, one silver medal and one bronze medal for the upcoming math contest. One gold medal is twice as expensive as one silver medal and one silver medal is 3 times as expensive as one bronze medal. She spent $35.00 altogether. How much was the gold medal? Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Bronze=x
Silver=3x
Gold=2(3x)=6x
One of each is 10x=$35.00
x is $3.50 (B)
3x is $10.50 (S)
6x is $21 (G) ANSWER