Question

Amy wants to buy a new and bigger bike. She visits the same store where she purchased her old bike. The manager says the new and bigger bike costs 25 dollars less than three times the cost of her old bike. If she spent 65 dollars on her old bike, how much does the new and bigger bike cost?

A: 90 dollars

B: 170 dollars

C: 195 dollars

D: 220 dollars

Answer 1

the correct answer will be $170.00

Answer 2

65 x 3 - 25 is the written equation for how to solve this problem
195 - 25 = 170 dollars for new bike