Matthew currently has enough money to buy 45 toy cars. If the cost of each car was 10 cents less, Matthew could buy 5 more cars. How much money does Matthew have to spend on toy cars?

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anonymous · Answer

CAN SOME SHOW ME A SIMPLE WAY TO THIS MATH PROBLEM

lgbasallote · Answer

let n = cost of toy car
x = amt. matthew has

45n < x
45+5(n-10) < x

make sense? hehe

anonymous · Answer

Matt's money in the first case is 45n, where n is the cost of the toy car.
In the second case, its 50(n - 0.10).

50(n - 0.10) = 45n
50n - 5 = 45n
n = 1

anonymous · Answer

So Matt has 45 dollars to begin with

anonymous · Answer

Let t be the original cost of a toy car in cents or pennys.
45 t is the total amount of money on hand to buy toy cars.
Solve the following equation for t, the original cost per car.$$45 t=50(t-10) $$$$t=100 $$$$45t = 45*100 = 4500 \text{ cents} \text{ or } \text{$\$$45} $$