SOLUTION: Jesse and her brothers Nick and Owen are saving money over the summer. Each week, Jesse saves twice as much as Owen. Owen saves $5 more than nick. At the end of four weeks, the thr

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Question 1038134: Jesse and her brothers Nick and Owen are saving money over the summer. Each week, Jesse saves twice as much as Owen. Owen saves $5 more than nick. At the end of four weeks, the three of them have saved a total of $220. How much money does each person save per week?
Found 2 solutions by garettbuff, MathTherapy:
Answer by garettbuff(18)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jesse=8(x+5)
Owen=4(x+5)
Nick=4x
So 16x+60=220
16x=120
4x=30
X=30/4
Plug in x to the names
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Jesse and her brothers Nick and Owen are saving money over the summer. Each week, Jesse saves twice as much as Owen. Owen saves $5 more than nick. At the end of four weeks, the three of them have saved a total of $220. How much money does each person save per week?
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