A shop owner bought 30 folders and some journals. He paid $82.50 for the folders. Each journal cost 10 times as much as a folder. What was the cost of each journal?

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Angelique Huerta

31 July, 08:26

A shop owner bought 30 folders and some journals. He paid $82.50 for the folders. Each journal cost 10 times as much as a folder. What was the cost of each journal?

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Whitney Rice · Answer 1

To find the cost of each folder first:

30/82.50 = 1/x

cross multiply:

30x = 82.50

find x.

x = 2.75

a journal is 10 times as much as a folder.

multiply.

2.75*10=27.50