Question

Hey guys i got a question, if you could help me that would be great! You buy a pot and its lid for a total of $ 11. The sales person tells you that the pot by itself costs $ 10 more than the lid. The price of the pot is $ ? and the price of the lid is ?

Answer 1

Pot = 10$
Lid = 1$

Answer 2

Oh, Wait

Answer 3

i tried that...

Answer 4

Doesn't seam possible

Answer 5

is there an equation that we can use to get a different answer

Answer 6

Ut oh amistre Wrighting

Answer 7

P + L = 11
P = L + 10

(L+10)+L = 11

2L + 10 = 11

2L = 11-10

2L = 1

Lid = 1 dollar,

Pot = 10 dollars....

Answer 8

make that 50 cents and 11.50 lol

Answer 9

10.50.....ack!!!

Answer 10

If Lid = 1$ then Pot has to be 11$ = 12$ total but he bought it for 11$

Answer 11

lid = 0.50; pot = 10.50

Answer 12

Ahhh

Answer 13

it works out on paper, but when I try to type ity in it gets all discumbobulated :)

Answer 14

ok thanks guys, amistre so how did you get that, it says its right i just want to know so i can figure it out

Answer 15

Well, I used the information given to construct a logical model.

We know the price of the pot(P) and lid(L) added together is $11.

P + L = $11

We know that the P is equal to the lid(L) + $10; so replace P with L + 10

(L + 10) + L = 11

Combine like terms ; L + L = 2L

2L + 10 = 11

subtract (10) from both sides to keep everything in balance and to get the Ls by them self.

2L +10-10 = 11-10

2L = 1

to find what L equals, we divide each side by (2) to keep them balanced.

(2L)/2 = 1/2

L = 1/2 of a dollar. I know that .50 is exactly one-half of a dollar :)

Since I know the price of a lid(L) I can now add $10 to it to determine the price of the pot(P).

P = .50 + 10.00 = 10.50.