A toy car costs $60.
It costs 2 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 8 dolls cost?
Choose the cheaper item to be 1 u.
The toy car costs 2 times as much as the doll.
The doll is cheaper.
Cost of the toy car = 2 u = $60
Cost of the doll = 1 u
(a)
Cost of the doll
= 60 ÷ 2
= $30
(b)
Cost of the toy car more than the doll
= 2 u - 1 u
= 1 u
= 1 x 30
= $30
(c)
Cost of 1 toy car and 1 doll
= 2 u + 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 30
= $90
(d)
Cost of 2 toy cars and 8 dolls
= 2 x 2 u + 8 x 1 u
= 4 u + 8 u
= 12 u
= 12 x 30
= $360
Answer(s): (a) $30; (b) $30; (c) $90; (d) $360