Lily and Laura pooled their money to purchase their brother ,Liam, a video game for his birthday. The video game cost a total of 45$. If Laura was only able to contribute 2/3 of what Lilly did how much did Laura put toward the present "
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18$
Step-by-step explanation:
Lilly put = x
Laura put = 2x/3
x + 2x/3 = 45 $
3x + 2x = 135 $
5x = 135 $
x = 27 $
Laura contribution = 2*27/3 = 18 $
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