Problema Solution
Two boys decided to buy a computer. The second boy had 5/6 of the money the first had. The first boy had 7/8 of the price of the computer. Together they had $696.00 more than they need to pay. What was the price for the computer?
Answer provided by our tutors
Let 'x' represent the price of the computer
The first boy had 7/8 of the price of the computer: (7/8)x
The second boy had 5/6 of the money the first had: (5/6)(7/8)x
Together they had $696.00 more than they need to pay:
(7/8)x + (5/6)(7/8)x = 696 + x
........
click here to see all the equation solution steps
........
x = $1,152
The price for the computer was $1,152.