Question

heather, rafael, and tom have a total of $101 in their wallets. Rafael had 3 times what tom has. tom has $9 more than heather. how much do they have in their wallets

Answer 1

Answer:

A) H + R + T = 109

B) R = 3T

C) T = H + 9 combining equation B) with equation A)

A) H + 4T = 109 combining C) with A)

A) T -9  + 4T = 109

A) 5T = 118

Tom has 23.60 dollars

We put this information into equation B)

R = 3*23.60

Rafeal has 70.80 dollars

Putting this into Rafael and Ton into equation A)

A) H + 70.80 + 23.60 = 109

Heather has 14.60 dollars

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