Question

two farmers bought a truck. The first farmer paid 4/5 of the price, and the second paid the rest. the first farmer's share $9, 600. What was the total price of the truck?

Answer 1

The total cost of the truck is $12000.

Explanation:

Let us assume that the total price of the the truck be x.

As given

Two farmers bought a truck.

`The\ first\ farmer\ paid\ (4)/(5)\ of\ the\ price\, and\ the\ second\ paid\ the\ rest.`

The first farmer's share $9, 600.

Than the equation becomes

`(4* x)/(5) = 9600`

4 × x = 9600 × 5

`x =(48000)/(4)`

x = $12000

Therefore the total cost of the truck is $12000.

Answer 2

4/5 = .8

9600/.8 = 12,000

$12,000