Find out how much money Darcy and Jason have altogether.

Question

please help me as least find how much money Maria Jason and Darcy has. Plz  problem: Darcy, Jason and Maria share $268. Jason has $20 more tHan Darcy and Maria has twice as much money as Jason. How much money does Darcy and Jason have altogether? 

Answer 1

Hi Christina, let x represent the amount of money Darcy has. Then Jason has x + 20, and Maria has 2 * (x + 20). Solve for x.

 

The Equation:

 

x + (x + 20) + 2 * (x + 20) = 268

 

4x + 60 = 268

 

4x = 208

 

x = 52

 

Darcy has $52.00.

 

Jason has $52.00 + $20.00, or $72.00.

 

Maria has 2 * $72.00, or $144.00.

 

Darcy and Jason together have $52.00 + $72.00, or $124.00.

 

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