SOLUTION: Rita has one less than three times the number of dollars Jorge has. The difference between the amounts the two friends have is less than $99. How much money must Jorge have?
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Question 389311: Rita has one less than three times the number of dollars Jorge has. The difference between the amounts the two friends have is less than $99. How much money must Jorge have?
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Rita has one less than three times the number of dollars Jorge has. The difference between the amounts the two friends have is less than $99. How much money must Jorge have?
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let jorge have $x
Rita will have $3x-1
3x-x-1<99
2x-1<99
+1 +1
2x<100
/2
x<50 Jorge has less than $50
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