Question

The local bike shop sells a bike and accessories package for $376. If the bike is worth 7 times more than the accessories, how much does the bike cost?

Answer 1

Answer: The bike cost $ 329

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Ist sentence

The local bike shop sells a bike and accessories package for $376.

Let the cost of one bike be $b

Let the cost of the accessories be $a

b + a = 376 .........…...... eqn(1)

2. Second sentence.

If the bike is worth 7 times more than the accessories.

Equation;

b = 7a

3. Substitute b into eqn 1

7a + a = 376

8a = 376

a = 376/8

a= 47

b= 7a = 7× 47 = 329

Therefore The bike cost $ 329