Question

A video game system and several games are sold for $ 648. The cost of the games is 3 times as much as the cost of the system. Find the cost of the system and the cost of the games.

Answer 1

First set up the equation.

x + 3x = 648

Then solve for x.

4x = 648

Divide both sides by 4.

x = 162.  So the answer for the system would be $162 and the price for the games would be $486.  Add the two up to check your work and you will get $648.  Hope this helped!

-TTL