Question

The college student spent 10 times as much on Pizza as he did on Laundry. If his laundry and pizza bills for the year were $495, how much did he spend on laundry

Answer 1

The college student spends 45 dollars on laundry.

To find this you have to divide 495, by 11. This is because the question states "the college student spends 10 times more on pizza than laundry", which means the cost of the laundry (l) is added to the cost of pizza (10p). Dividing 495 by 11, you get 45.

As I stated earlier, the cost of laundry is added to the cost of pizza. 45 * 10 is 450. 450 + 45 = 495. Thus making 45 the answer.

I hope this helps!