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Matthew currently has enough money to buy 45 toy cars. If the cost of each car was 10 cents less, Matthew could buy 5 more cars. How much money does Matthew have to spend on toy cars?

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x=price per toy car
45x = money Matt has
45x =50(x-.1)
45x =50x -5
5 =5x
x=$1
45x= $45
the cost of each car is $1
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