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16 September, 20:52

Darcy, jason, and Maria share $268. Jason has $20 more than Darcy and Maria has twice as much as Jason. How much money do Darcy and Jason have altogether

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  1. 16 September, 21:06
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    Together, Jason and Darcy have $124.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    If Darcy, Jason, and Maria have a combined total of $268 and Maria has twice as much as Jason who has $20 more than Darcy, then we need to set up an expression for each individual and solve for x using the total money.

    Darcy's money will be represented by x

    Jason has $20 more than Darcy, so x + 20

    Maria has twice the amount as Jason, 2 (x+20)

    We can then write our equation as

    268 = x + (x + 20) + 2 (x + 20) Expand

    268 = x + x + 20 + 2x + 40 Combine like terms

    268 = 4x + 60 Take 60 away from both sides

    208 = 4x Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x

    52 = x

    Because x represents the amount of money that Darcy has, we know that he has $52. Jason has $20 more than that so

    52 + 20 = 72

    Jason has $72.

    Their combined total then is

    72 + 52 = 124

    Together, Jason and Darcy have $124.
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