Question

Mickey and Donald earn $53 weekend after taxes Mickeys share is seven dollars greater than Donald's how much does Donald earn each weekend? How much does Mickey earn?

Answer 1

Donald earns $23 each weekend and Mickey earns $30.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Money earned by Mickey and Donald = $53

Let,

Share of Mickey = x

Share of Donald = y

According to given statement;

x+y=53    Eqn 1

x = y+7     Eqn 2

Putting value of x from Eqn 2 in Eqn 1

$(y+7)+y=53\\y+7+y=53\\2y=53-7\\2y=46$

Dividing both sides by 2

$\frac{2y}{2}=\frac{46}{2}\\y=23$

Putting y=23 in Eqn 2

$x=23+7\\x=30$

Donald earns $23 each weekend and Mickey earns $30.

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