haleyjones86 haleyjones86
  • 22-10-2018
  • Mathematics
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mr. kork sold his car for 8,400. this was 200 more than two fifths of what he had paid for the car originally

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achristensen2505
achristensen2505 achristensen2505
  • 22-10-2018

If your question is, "how much had Mr. Kork paid for the car?"

(8,400-200)/.4=$20,500

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remotecontrolbrain
remotecontrolbrain remotecontrolbrain
  • 22-10-2018

Achristensen's answer is correct. Just want to add a little more explanation how to arrive at the result.

let x be the original price.

Rewrite the verbal question as an equation using x:

8400 = 200 + 2/5 * x

solve for x:

8400-200 = 2/5*x

5/2*8200 = x

x = 20500

The original price was $20,500

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