Question

3. Barry and Larry are brothers who share a bedroom. They want to buy a TV for their room. Theirparents are willing to pay $150, which is the cost of the TV, and the brothers must pay theremaining amount. Which equation could be used to determine c, the cost of the TV?3

Answer 1

If $150 is 1/3 of c (cost of the tv) we get:

`(1)/(3)c=150`
`c=150\cdot3`