"was that your bike mom?" asked sam in awe. Her mother looked at the old photo and replied, "my first yes. I got a job that summer with a cycle dealer and he was to pay me thirty dollars and this new bike for seven weeks of work. But i didn't enjoy the job so i quit after four weeks. He gave me three dollars and I kept the bike."
How much was the bike worth?
2007-11-14 11:30:59 · 2 answers · asked by Rachel 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Please explain how you got the answer.
2007-11-14 11:42:04 · update #1
Let the bike worth be x dollars. One week pay will be the total amount of pay for the weeks worked. Therefore:
(30 + x) / 7 = (3 + x) / 4, after some cross multiplying and solving for one unknown, you get x = 33.
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2007-11-14 11:47:57 · answer #1 · answered by XReader 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
33
2007-11-14 19:36:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋