wassupbro666
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  • 07-10-2020
  • Mathematics
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Jason has three more than four times the amount of money that Jeff has. Together they have $72 How much does each person have? ​

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mhanifa
mhanifa mhanifa
  • 07-10-2020

Answer:

  • $58.20
  • $13.80

Step-by-step explanation:

Let Jason's money be x and Jeff's money be y

  • x = 4y + 3
  • x + y = 72

Substitute x in the second equation

  • 4y + 3 + y = 72
  • 5y = 69
  • y= 69/5
  • y = $13.80

Then

  • x = 4*13.8 + 3 = $58.2
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