Asked by Jessica
Five-eights of Jesse Black's inventory was destroyed by fire. He sold the remaining part, which was slightly damaged, for one-third of its value and received $1300.
a)What was the value of the destroyed part of the inventory?
b)What was the value of the inventory before the fire?
a)What was the value of the destroyed part of the inventory?
b)What was the value of the inventory before the fire?
Answers
Answered by
Steve
1/3 (1 - 5/8) v = 1300
v = 10400
5/8 v = 6500
v = 10400
5/8 v = 6500
Answered by
Jessica
Is the last line part b?
Answered by
Steve
v is the original value
5/8 v is the value of the destroyed part.
a little comparison of the words and equations should have made that clear.
5/8 v is the value of the destroyed part.
a little comparison of the words and equations should have made that clear.
Answered by
Jessica
Oh okay, I get it now! Thank you!
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