SOLUTION: If the cost of a particular computer program is 1/9 of the cost of a personal computer without the program and if the computer plus the program costs $810.00, how much does the pro

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Question 548309: If the cost of a particular computer program is 1/9 of the cost of a personal computer without the program and if the computer plus the program costs $810.00, how much does the program alone cost?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the cost of a particular computer program is 1/9 of the cost of a personal computer without the program and if the computer plus the program costs $810.00, how much does the program alone cost?
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Let cost of personal computer be "x":
Then cost of a particular computer program is (1/9)x:
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Equation:
x + (1/9)x = 810
(10/9)x = 810
(1/9)x = 81
x = 729
Program alone cost is (1/9)*729 = $81
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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