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My horse and saddle are worth $100.00, and my horse is worth 7 times as much as my saddle; what is the value of each?
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- Let the value of saddle be $ x.
So value of horse is $7x
x + 7x = 100
8x = 100
x = 12.5
value of saddle = $12.5
value of horse = $87.5
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