A toy car costs $200.
It costs 10 times as much as a doll.
- How much is the doll?
- How much is the toy car more than the doll?
- How much will 1 toy car and 1 doll cost?
- How much will 2 toy cars and 3 dolls cost?
Choose the cheaper item to be 1 u.
The toy car costs 10 times as much as the doll.
The doll is cheaper.
Cost of the toy car = 10 u = $200
Cost of the doll = 1 u
(a)
Cost of the doll
= 200 ÷ 10
= $20
(b)
Cost of the toy car more than the doll
= 10 u - 1 u
= 9 u
= 9 x 20
= $180
(c)
Cost of 1 toy car and 1 doll
= 10 u + 1 u
= 11 u
= 11 x 20
= $220
(d)
Cost of 2 toy cars and 3 dolls
= 2 x 10 u + 3 x 1 u
= 20 u + 3 u
= 23 u
= 23 x 20
= $460
Answer(s): (a) $20; (b) $180; (c) $220; (d) $460