Problema Solution
Alex has three times as much money as Jennifer. Jennifer has $5 less than Shannon. Together they have $60.
Answer provided by our tutors
let 'x' represent the amount of money Jennifer has, then '3x' represents the amount of money Alex has and 'x+5' represents the amount of money Shannon has... we assume all amounts are expressed in dollars
we further assume that this problem is asking how much money each person has
60 = x + 3x + x+5
solving for 'x' we have x=11
3*11 = 33
x+5 = 16
Jennifer as $11
Alex has $33
Shannon has $16