Question

Travis, Jessica, and Robin are collecting donations for the school band. Travis wants to collect 20% more than Jessica, and Robin wants to collect 35% more than Travis. If the students meet their goals and Travis collects $43, how much money did they collect in all?
a. $106.78
b. $128.60
c. $136.88
d. $144.99

I am not coming up with any of these solutions.

Answer 1

1.       Let Travis = T
Jessica = j
And Robin = T

=> T = 20% more than J
=> J = 20% less than T
=> R = 35 % More than T
Travis collected 43$, find how much money did they collected
=> T = 43 dollars

=> J = 43 dollar x .20 =8.6
=> J = 43 – 8.6 = 34.4
=> J = 34.4

=>R = 43 x .35 = 15.05
=> R = 43 + 15.05
=> R = 58.05

43 + 34.4 + 58.05 = 135.45= total money they collected. 
The answer must be 135.45