SOLUTION: a house and lot are sold for $14 million. the house cost 1.5 times as much as the lot. how much does the lot cost???

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Question 730102:
a house and lot are sold for $14 million. the house cost 1.5 times as much as the lot. how much does the lot cost???
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the cost of the lot in millions. Then the cost of the house is in millions. The total is $14M, so



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