John bought three cars in the last year for a total of $30,000 he paid the same amount for each of the first two cars and got th

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John bought three cars in the last year for a total of $30,000 he paid the same amount for each of the first two cars and got th

e third one for twice the amount of the first car which equation can be used to find out how much John paid for each car? Ignore sales tax
1.x(30,000)=2x
2.x + 2x=30,000
3.30,000x=x+2x
4.x+x+2x=30,000

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max2010maxim [7] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-09T07:37:24+03:00

max2010maxim [7]4 years ago

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The 4th answer would be the best equation to find out how much John paid for each car

Ksivusya [100] · Answer 2 · 2021-12-09T09:39:14+03:00

Ksivusya [100]4 years ago

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The answer is 4. Let’s say x is equal to 7.5. The price of the first 2 cars were they same price and that price being x. Therefore the third car price is double the first meaning it is 2x. The last equation shows a proper mathematical equation.