SOLUTION: cory has $24.00 more than twice as much as stan does. together they have $150. how much money does each have.
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Question 410874: cory has $24.00 more than twice as much as stan does. together they have $150. how much money does each have.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cory has $24.00 more than twice as much as stan does. together they have $150. how much money does each have.
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Let Stan have "x" dollars
Then Cory has "2x+24" dollars
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Equation:
x + 2x+24 = 150
3x = 126
x = $42 (Stan has)
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2x+24 = 2*42+24 = 84+24 = $106 (Cory has)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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