The number of timeshare condos available at Sunset Beach is 2/5 the number of timeshare condos ...

The number of timeshare condos available at Sunset Beach is 2/5 the number of timeshare condos available at Playa del Mar. If the total number of timeshare condos available at the two beaches combined is 280, what is the difference between the number of condos available at Sunset Beach and the number of condos available at Playa del Mar?

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Answer/Solution

120

Steps/Work

Let x be the number of timeshare condos available at Playa del Mar.
Then number of timeshare condos available at Sunset Beach = 3/5x
We know, x + 2/5 x = 280
Hence, x = 200. So, number of timeshare condos available at Playa del Mar = 200
the difference between the number of condos available at Sunset Beach and the number of condos available at Playa del Mar = x - 2/5x = 2/5x = 3/5(200) = 120
The correct answer is C

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The number of timeshare condos available at sunset beach is / the number of timeshare condos available at playa del mar. If the total number of timeshare condos available at the two beaches combined is , what is the difference between the number of condos available at sunset beach and the number of condos available at playa del mar?

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