Joe and his friend Thomas want to buy the same model skateboard. Joe needs $73 more and Thomas needs $65 more. If they combine their money, they will have just enough for ONE skateboard they can share. what is the cost of the skateboard?

(It seems easy but I'm thrown)

Question

Joe and his friend Thomas want to buy the same model skateboard. Joe needs $73 more and Thomas needs $65 more. If they combine their money, they will have just enough for ONE skateboard they can share.  what is the cost of the skateboard?

(It seems easy but I'm thrown)

vocaloid · Answer

hint:

let x = cost of skateboard

Joe = x - 73
Thomas = x - 65

Joe + Thomas = x

solve for x

anonymous · Answer

I'm sorry I'm still confused? Wouldn't it be +?

vocaloid · Answer

why?

vocaloid · Answer

Joe and Thomas both have LESS than the skateboard, so you subtract

anonymous · Answer

oh okay well,the first hint you gave. do you mean x-75 = x-65?

vocaloid · Answer

nope.

vocaloid · Answer

Joe and Thomas have different amounts of money

vocaloid · Answer

Joe is x - 75
Thomas is x - 65

so you add them together and set them equal to x

vocaloid · Answer

*73

vocaloid · Answer

so...

what is (x-65) + (x-73)?

anonymous · Answer

2x-138

anonymous · Answer

x= x-73+x-65 could this work? It comes out to 138

vocaloid · Answer

good!

anonymous · Answer

So thats it? lol thank you