a horse and a saddle cost $5,000. if the horse cost 4 times as much as the saddle, what was the cost

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a horse and a saddle cost $5,000. if the horse cost 4 times as much as the saddle, what was the cost of each?

Let the cost of the horse be h, and the cost of the saddle be s. We're given:

1. h + s = 5000
2. h = 4s

Substitute equation (2) into equation (1):
4s + s = 5000

Type this equation into the search engine, we get:
s = 1,000

Substitute s = 1000 into equation (2):
h = 4(1000)
h = 4,000