A consumer recently purchased a new car and paid $48,000. This amount is $2,000 less than twice what the consumer’s friend paid for their car. Which of the following is the amount that the friend paid for their car?
A. $23,000
B. $46,000
C. $25,000
D. $50,000
Let the amount the friend pays be x. Then, 2 times what the friend pays is 2x. Less $2,000 what the friend pays is 2x-2000.
Now we know that
2x-2000=48000
Add 2000 to both sides of the equation
2x-2000+2000=48000+2000
2x+2000-2000=50000
2x=50000
Divide both sides by 2
X=25000
Thus, the friend pays $25,000 for their car.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is C.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: A soccer field is rectangular in shape and is 100 meters long and 75 meters wide. The hectare is a metric unit of are often used to measure larger areas. Given that 1 hectare = 10000 meters2, which of the following represents the soccer field’s are in hectares?
A. 0.75 hectares
B. 7.5 hectares
C. 7,500 hectares
D. 75,000,000 hectares
Answer Explanation
The dimension of the field is shown below.
Area of rectangle = length * width
Area of rectangle = 100 m *75 m = 7500 m2
Area of the rectangle in hectares =
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Q #2: The length of a rectangle is 3 units greater than its width. Which expression would correctly represent the perimeter of the rectangle?
A. 2W+2[W+3]
B. W+W+3
C. W[W+3]
D. 2W+2[3W]
Answer Explanation
Let width of the rectangle be W. We are told that length, L is 3 units greater than width. Then,
L=W+3
And perimeter of the rectangle is given by the relation, P=2(L+W]=2L+2W
In place of L substitute W+3. Thus,
P=2[W+3]+2W
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Q #3: Two friends get frozen yoghurt. The ratio of yoghurt to toppings is 4:3. If one of the friends has 4.5 oz of toppings in their bowl, which of the following is the amount of yoghurt in their desert?
A. 6 oz
B. 5.5 oz
C. 3 oz
D. 3.5 oz
Answer Explanation
Yoghurt: toppings=4:3
Yoghurt: 4.5 oz =4:3
We convert the given ratio into a proportion equation as below
Multiply both sides by 4.5 oz
