Janice bought 2 gifts yesterday. The price of one gift was 3 times the cost of the other. If both gifts cost $25.60 altogether,

Question

3 years ago

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how much was each gift.

2 answers:

Ilya [14] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-04T11:47:41+03:00

Answer: the prices of the gifts are $6.4 and $19.2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x represent the price of the cheaper gift.

Let y represent the price of the costlier gift.

The price of one gift was 3 times the cost of the other. It means that the price of the costlier gift is expressed as

y = 3x

If both gifts cost $25.60 altogether, it means that

x + y = 25.60- - - - - - - -- - -1

Substituting y = 3x into equation 1, it becomes

x + 3x = 25.6

4x = 25.6

x = 25.6/4

x = $6.4

y = 3x = 3 × 6.4

y = $19.2

Ahat [919] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-04T09:21:19+03:00

Ahat [919]3 years ago

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Answer:

one gift was $6.40 and the other was $19.20

Step-by-step explanation: