One CD player is 3 times as much as another. Together the two CD players would be $320. What is the price of the more expensive CD player? (Be sure to type only the price of the more expensive CD player in the answer blank. Do not use a $ in your answer.)

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One CD player is 3 times as much as another. Together the two CD players would be $320. What is the price of the more expensive CD player? (Be sure to type only the price of the more expensive CD player in the answer blank. Do not use a $ in your answer.)

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anonymous · Answer

Call the expensive CD player 3x and the cheap one x.  Then you have 3x+x=320.  Write it as 4x=320, divide both sides by 4, and you have x=80.  Remember that the expensive CD player is 3x, so the price is 3*80=240