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Mr. Vectadore is buying two new cowboy hats. All together the hats costs $75.12. The second hat costs twice as much as the first hat. What is the price of the most expensive hat? Round to the nearest hundredth.

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Answer:

50.08

Explanation:

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User Ravi Sharma
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We use x to represent the price of the cheapest hat. Since the more expensive hat is twice the price of the cheaper one, we use 2x to represent it. Therefore x + 2x, or 3x, equals $75.12. Divide 75.12 by 3 to find x, which is 25.04. The more expensive hat is 2x, so we must multiply 25.04 by 2 to find the price of the more expensive hat. Therefore, the cost is $50.08. 
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