The question is asking what will we get if we add 1+1.
Let us use an example to understand this.
Example:
Suppose Amy has 1 ice cream and her brother Ruth has also got one ice cream.
Now if they both finished their ice creams, how many total ice creams were finished.
So we see that 1 and 1 add up to give two ice creams and so two ice creams are finished by them both.
Applying this to our question adding 1 and 1 gives us 2.
Answer : 1+1 =2
So Chase has $27.34.
You add $27.34 to $9.83. (Which is $37.17).
That will give you the amount of how much Sydney has.
To find how much Ally has you times $37.17 by 4.
Basically, you are doing $37.17 + $37.17 + $37.17 + $37.17.
When you have finished adding them you will get the answer.
So the answer is $148.68
Add 3 to both sides and you're left z = 2+3
therefore z = 5