Question

Together a skateboard and a bicycle cost $199.00, the skateboard cost $51.00 less than the bicycle. How much does each cost?

Answer 1

Pick a name for each of your variables.

Answer 2

skateboard-74$ & bicycle-a25$

Answer 3

Not helpful

Answer 4

two equations will be x+y=199 & y=x-51
x is cost of bicycle & y is cost of skateboard

Answer 5

more helpful

Answer 6

solve it an get the answer

Answer 7

*bicycle 125$

Answer 8

let s=skateboard
let b= bicycle
s+b=199
s=b-51

b-51+b=199
2b=199+51
2b=250
b=125
s=125-51=74
74+125=199
so bicycle is $125
and skateboard is $74