Question

Jim spent 200$ on gifts for his family. He spent the money on toys, clothes, and a 15$ DVD. He spent 4 times as much on clothes as he did on toys. Write an equation with one variable that can be used to determine how much money Jim spent on toys.

Answer 1

He spent 200 dollars, but you know that 15 dollars went to a dvd, so you can just consider 185 dollars. Since the amount spent on toys, x, was one fourth of the amount spent on clothes, 4x. you can write the equation as\[4x+x=185\]or\[5x=185\]Divide both sides by five\[x=\frac{ 185 }{ 5 }=37\]

Answer 2

x is the amount spent on toys, remember

Answer 3

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