Question

A car and a motor bike are priced at $121,400. If the value of the car is five times the value of the motor bike, how much is the motor bike worth? Write the answer without the dollar sign and round to the nearest cents.

Answer 1

20,233.33

Explanation:

Let the price of the motorbike be M and the price of the car be C
We are given

M + C = 121400

C = 5M

Substituting C = 5M in the first equation
M + 5M = 121,400

6M = 121, 400

M = 121,400/6

M = 20,233.33

and then the price of the car would be
121, 400 - 20,233.33 = 101,166.67