Question

James has $5.00 more than three times what Catherine has. Together they have $41.00. How much does each student have?

Answer 1

Hey.

acc'g to the conditions :

Let Catherine has x
and James has 5 + 3x

Then,

$5 + 4x = 41 \\ \\ \implies 4x +5 -5 = 41-5 \\ \\ \implies 4x = 36 \\ \\ \implies x= \dfrac{36}{4} \\ \\ \implies x = 9$

Hence

• Catherine has = x = $9,
• and James has = 5 +3x = 5 + 3(9) = $32

Thanks.