Question

The local bike shop sells a bike and accessories package for $320 if the bike is worth 7 times more than the accessories,how much does the bike cost ?

Answer 1

So, bike=b and accessories=a.

b+a=320

Since the bike is worth 7 times more than the accessories, the b would turn into 7a (because 7 times the cost of accessories is the cost of the bike).

The equation would now turn into 7a+a=320.

Solve for a.

7a+a=320
8a=320
a=40

Now that you know the cost of the accessories, you multiply that 40
by 7 to get the cost of the bike.

40(7)
280

The cost of the bike is $280.
The cost of the accessories are/is $40.