Question 1299: My horse and saddle are worth $100.00, and my horse is worth 7 times as much as my saddle; what is the value of each? Found 2 solutions by usyim88hk, iamlegallyblond7:Answer by usyim88hk(158) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the proce of the saddle:
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The price of the horse: 7x
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The price of the saddle: x
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So we know the price of the sum of the horse's price and the saddle price, now we can write an equation
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7x+x = 100
8x = 100
x = 12.5
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So the price of the saddle is $12.5 and the price of the horse is $12.5 times 7 which is $87.5