Question

Joan shared $120.00 among her 3 siblings, Jane, Sally and Rita. She gave Rita $15.00 more than Jane and Sally. How much money did Rita get?

Answer 1

Answer:

50$

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the money Jane and Sally get as x$.

Therefore, the money Rita gets is x$+15$.

And we know that there is a total of 120$ divided between the 3 of them.

Hence the sum of the 3 must be 120$.

x$ + x$ + x$ + 15$ = 120$

3x$ = 120 - 15

3x$ = 105

x$ = 35

Therefore, the money Rita gets is x + 15 = 35 + 15 = 50$

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