Hardware store, man pays $1.10 total for hammer and nails. The hammer is $1.00 more than the nails. How much is the nails?

Question

$1.10 total and hammer is $1.00 more than nails.  How much was the nails?

Answer 1

H + N = 1.10

 

H = N + 1

 

N + 1 + N = 1.10

 

2N + 1 = 1.10

 

2n = 0.10

 

n = 0.5

 

THe hammer costs $1.05

The nails cost a nickel.