A bike shop sells you a bicycle for $63 AND A HELMET for $21. The total cost is 150% of what the shop spent originally. How much did the shop spend originally

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asked Apr 11, 2019 182k views

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Friherd · Answer 1 · 2019-04-18T06:23:47+0000

Answer:

The shop spent $56 originally.

Explanation:

Suppose, the shop spent
dollars originally.

Given that, the total cost is 150% of what the shop spent originally. So, the total cost will be:
$(x* 150\%)= 1.50x$ dollars.

The shop sells you a bicycle for $63 and a helmet for $21. So, the total cost
$= \$63+\$21= \$84$

Thus, the equation will be.........

$1.50x=84\\ \\ x=(84)/(1.50)=56$

So, the shop spent $56 originally.