Question

A blue swimsuit costs $42 and a red swimsuit

costs 5/6 as much. How much would the two
swimsuits cost together?
Mark the $42 in the bar model. Mark what is not
known with "?". Solve.

Answer 1

$77

Explanation:

Hello!

Let's find the cost of the red swimsuit.

Red Swimsuit

• 
  `R = \frac56*42`
• 
  `R = (5*42)/(6)`
• 
  `R = (5*7*6)/(6)`
• 
  `R = 5*7`
• 
  `R = 35`

The cost of the Red swimsuit is $35.

The cost of both swimsuits is $35 plus $42, which gives is $77.