SOLUTION: John currently has enough money to buy 50 toy cars. If the cost of each car was 10 cents less, John could buy 5 more cars. How much money does John have to spend on the toy cars?
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Question 119499: John currently has enough money to buy 50 toy cars. If the cost of each car was 10 cents less, John could buy 5 more cars. How much money does John have to spend on the toy cars?
a. $40
b. $45
c. $55
d. $75 Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = the price of a single car in cents
John has enough to buy cars, so
John has cents
If the price of each car were cents less,
the cost of each car would be cents
In that case, John would spend cents
That will come out of the cents that he has
and he has some money left over, enough to buy 5 cars
at the lower price. cents
John has cents cents
So, John has $55 answer is (c)
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