Answer:
The amount Martha deposited in checks is $150
The amount Martha deposited in cash is $100
The total deposit is $175
Step-by-step explanation:
Since Total deposit (T) = currency (C) + coins + check (Ck) - cash received (Csh)
T = C + Ck - Csh. (1)
Given that cash received (Csh) = $75,coins = 0 and the checks deposited totaled $50 less than twice the currency amount. So,
Ck = 2C - $50 (2)
Also, total deposit was $25 more than the check amount. So,
T = Ck + $25 (3)
Substituting equation (2) into (1), we have
T = C + Ck - Csh
T = C + 2C - $50 - Csh
T = 3C - $50 - $75
T = 3C - $125 (4)
Substituting equation (2) into (3), we have
T = Ck + $25
T = 2C - $50 + $25
T = 2C - $25 (5)
Equating equations (4) and (5), we have
3C - $125 = 2C - $25
Collecting like terms, we have
3C - 2C = $125 - $25
C = $100
Substituting C into (2), we have
Ck = 2C - $50
Ck = 2($100) - $50
Ck = $200 - $50
Ck = $150
We now compute T
T = C + Ck - Csh.
T = $100 + $150 - $75.
T = $250 - $75
T = $175
So, the amount Martha deposited in checks is $150
The amount Martha deposited in cash is $100
The total deposit is $175
