SOLUTION: Ann has twice as much money as Sue. together they have $66. how much does each one have?

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Question 1046982: Ann has twice as much money as Sue. together they have $66. how much does each one have?
Answer by jorel555(1290)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let a be the amount of money Ann has. Then Sue has 2a. So:
a+2a=66
3a=66
a=$22, which is the amount of money Ann has. Sue has 2a which is $44. ☺☺☺☺

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