Chris saved 2 times the # of quarters that Nora has saved plus 6. The q Chris saved is also 5 times the diff. of the # of q and 3 that Nora saved. Write/Solve

Question

Must find the number of quarters(q) that each have saved.

Answer 1

N=# of quarters Nora saved

C=# of quarters Chris saved

C=2N+6

C=5(N-3)

equate the two right sides

2N+6=5(N-3)

2N+6=5N-15

6+15=5N-2N

21=3N

N=7

C=2*7+6=14+6=20

Chris saved 20 quarters and Nora saved 7 quarters