Mario earned three times as much money last year as his wife Elena. The total amount that the two earned was $11,000. How much m

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Afina-wow [57]

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Mario earned three times as much money last year as his wife Elena. The total amount that the two earned was $11,000. How much m

oney did Elena earn?

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Alex_Xolod [135] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-13T00:23:27+03:00

Alex_Xolod [135]3 years ago

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3x+x=11000
4x=11000
/4 /4
x=2750

where x is elena's money, mario earned 3 times as much as her (3x) and together they made 11000 ( +x) which is how I derived this equation