Question

If Tanya bought 4 items and Tony bought 5 items but each was 1.25 less than the item tanya bought. But they paid the same amount of money. Whats the individual cost of each person items?

Answer 1

Cost of one of Tanya's item = $6.25

Cost of one of Tony's item = $5.00

Explanation:

Let X represent the cost of one of Tanya's item

Then Tanya bought 4 items. She paid M = 4*X

Tony bought 5 items. He paid M = 5 *(X - $1.25)

Both Tanya and Tony paid the same amount of money, then

Then 4*X = 5 *(X - $1.25)

4X = 5X -$6.25

5X - 4X = $6.25

X = $6.25 Cost of one of Tanya's items

X-$1.25= $6.25 - $1.25 = $5.00 Cost of one of Tony's items.

Tanya paid 4*$6.25 = $25.00

Tony paid 5*$5.00 = $25.00

Both Tanya and Tony paid the same amount of money = $25


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