The price of a bike is $120 more than the price of a snow board. The combined cost of both is $1200.00. How much does each cost?

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Answer 1

Price of snowboard = x.

 

Price of bike = x + 120.  You can use the same variable (x) for both items because you know the relationship between the prices of the two objects.

x + x + 120 = 1200

2x + 120 = 1200

2x = 1080

x = 540

So the snowboard is $540 and the bike is 540 + 120 = $660.