SOLUTION: While shopping, Barb spent four times as much as Jen. If they spent a total of 130, how much did each person spend?

SOLUTION: While shopping, Barb spent four times as much as Jen. If they spent a total of 130, how much did each person spend?

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Question 652388: While shopping, Barb spent four times as much as Jen. If they spent a total of 130, how much did each person spend?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5x=130
x=130/5
x=26
4x=104
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