Question

The current value of a baseball card is 60 times its original value v (in dollars) the baseball card is worth $15. Write and solve an equation to find original value of the baseball card.

Answer 1

`\text{The current value of a baseball card is 60 times its original value v (in dollars)}\\ \text{The current value of the baseball card is worth }\$15. \\ \text{We need to find the original value, v,  of the baseball card.}\\ \\ \text{Since the current value of baseball card is 60 time the original value}\\ \\ \Rightarrow \text{Current value}=60* \text{v}\\ \\ \text{now since current value is 15 dollars, so we have}`

`15=60* \text{v}\\ \\ \text{now divide both sides by 60 to get}\\ \\ (15)/(60)=\frac{60* \text{v}}{60}\\ \\ \Rightarrow (1)/(4)=\text{v}\\ \\ \Rightarrow \text{v}=0.25`

Hence the original value of the baseball card is: $ 0.25