Question

Hyan has saved $300 more than two-thirds of the cost of the down

payment on a car. If he has $1240 saved, how much is the down payment?
algebra problem
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Answer 1

$1410

Explanation:

Hyan has $1240 saved, which is equal to 2/3 of the down-payment, plus an additional $300

$1240-$300= $940

$940 is equal to 2/3 of the payment, in other words, it's two 1/3 payments, so we can split $940 into two to see how much is equal to 1/3 of the payment.

$940/2= $470 = 1/3

Three 1/3 equal 1 whole so we multiply $470 by 3 to find the amount of the whole payment

$470x3= $1410