SOLUTION: The total cost of a USB drive and a printer was $225.50. If the cost of the USB drive is $170.70 less than the printer , what was the cost of each item?
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Question 940892: The total cost of a USB drive and a printer was $225.50. If the cost of the USB drive is $170.70 less than the printer , what was the cost of each item? Found 3 solutions by stanbon, macston, MathTherapy:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The total cost of a USB drive and a printer was $225.50. If the cost of the USB drive is $170.70 less than the printer , what was the cost of each item?
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Printer cost:: x
USB cost::: x - 170.70
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Equation:
x + x-170.70 = 225.50
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2x = 396.20
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x = $198.10 (princter cost)
x - 170.70 = 198.10 - 170.7 = $27.40
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! USB+PRI=$225.50 eq1
PRI-USB=$170.70 eq2
PRI=$179.70+USB Solve eq2 for PRI
USB+USB+$179.70=$225.50 Substitute for PRI in eq1
2USB+$179.70-$179.70=$225.50-$179.70 Subtract $179.70 from both sides
2USB=$45.80
2USB/2=$45.80/2 Divide both sides by 2
USB=$22.90 ANSWER 1 cost of USB was $22.90
PRI=$179.70+USB=$179.70+$22.90=$202.60 ANSWER 2 printer cost=$202.60
CHECK:
The total cost of USB drive and printer was $225.50
cost of USB drive + cost of printer=$225.50
$22.90+$202.60=$225.50
$225.50=$225.50
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The total cost of a USB drive and a printer was $225.50. If the cost of the USB drive is $170.70 less than the printer , what was the cost of each item?
Let cost of printer, be P
Then cost of USB drive = P - 170.7
We then have: P + P - 170.7 = 225.5
2P = 225.5 + 170.7
2P = 396.2
P, or cost of printer = , or $
Cost of USB drive: $198.10 - 170.7, or
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