mrs. atkins pays $1800 for a new refrigerator, washer, and dryer. the refrigerator costs $250 more than the washer. the dryer costs half as much as the washer. how much does the washer cost?

To find out how much the washer costs, let's use algebra to represent the given information.

Let's say the cost of the washer is 'x' dollars.

According to the problem, the refrigerator costs $250 more than the washer. Therefore, the cost of the refrigerator can be represented as 'x + $250'.

The dryer costs half as much as the washer. Therefore, the cost of the dryer can be represented as '0.5x' (since half of a number can be found by multiplying it by 0.5).

Now we can set up an equation using the equation 'the total cost is $1800' like this:

x + (x + $250) + 0.5x = $1800

Next, let's simplify the equation:

2x + $250 + 0.5x = $1800

Combining like terms:

2.5x + $250 = $1800

Now let's isolate the variable 'x' by subtracting $250 from both sides of the equation:

2.5x = $1800 - $250
2.5x = $1550

Finally, we can solve for 'x' by dividing both sides of the equation by 2.5:

x = $1550 / 2.5
x = $620

Therefore, the washer costs $620.

fridge = $870

Dryer = $620
WASHER =$310
= $1800

The answer is 620

how much does the washer cost?

MRS Atkins pay 1800 dollars for a new refrigerator, washer and a dryer.

The refrigerator costs 250 more than the washer.
The dryer costs half as much as the washer.
How does the washer cost?

washer ---- x

fridge ------ x+250
dryer ---- x/2

x + x+250 +x/2 = 1800

solve for x, then back-substitute.

260