Problema Solution
one fall, the hookings spent $224 outfitting their two children for school. if the clothes for the older child cost 1 1/3 the cost of those for the younger, how much did they spend for each child?
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Let 'x' represent the money spent for the younger child.
1 1/3 = (1*3 + 1)/3 = 4/3
For the older child they spent 4/3 of the money spent for the younger child or: (4/3)x
Altogether they spent $224 for both children:
x + (4/3)x = 224
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x = $96
(4/3)*96 = $128
The Hookings spent $96 for the younger child and $128 for the older child.