Problema Solution
130 is to be divided among three restaraunts. angie made 20$ more than marie gwen, who went home sick , made 31 less than marie. How much money should each server get?
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Let
'x' be the amount of money that angie made
'y' be the amount of money that marie made
'z' be the amount of money that gwen made
We need to find x, y, z.
All together they made x + y + z = 130
x = 20 + y (angie made 20$ more than marie)
z = y - 31 ( gwen made 31 less than marie)
We get the solution by solving the system of 3 linear equations:
x = 20 + y
z = y - 31
x + y + z = 130
or
20 + y + y + y - 31 = 141
3y = 141
y = 47$
x = 67$
z = 16$
ange made 67$, marie made 47$ and gwen made 16$