Question

A packet of candles and box of matches cost #420. The candles cost 20 times as much as the matches

Answer 1

candles = $400

matches = $20

Explanation:

Let cost of candles = $c

Let cost of matches = $m

c = 20 m (20 times m)

c + m = 420

20m + m = 420

21 m = 420

m = 20

c = 20 (20) = 400