Marcus has created a budget for his upcoming trip to the theme park. Admission is 40% of the budget. He plans to spend 32% of his money on food, 23% on souvenirs, and save 5% for emergencies. He knows the admission will be $6 less than he will spend on food and souvenirs. How much money will Marcus need to take to the park?
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You would need to isolate the "X" variable because it is common in all 3 equations.
For the answer to the question above,
though the first two would start out as S, when you put the actual value into the equation, that is what you get. This is the equation based on your question above 3 * 2 + 2 = j