SOLUTION: MARTY HAS SOME MONEY. AIMEE HAS $20 MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH MONEY AS MARTY HAS. JACK HAS ONE HALF OF THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS THAT MARTY & AIMEE HAVE. WRITE AND SIMPLIFY AN EXPRE

Question 862865: MARTY HAS SOME MONEY. AIMEE HAS $20 MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH MONEY AS MARTY HAS.
JACK HAS ONE HALF OF THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS THAT MARTY & AIMEE HAVE.
WRITE AND SIMPLIFY AN EXPRESSION FOR THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS OF MONEY THAT AIMEE AND MARTY HAVE?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A = 2M [AIMEE HAS $20 MORE THAN TWICE AS MUCH MONEY AS MARTY HAS], or M=.5A
You don't actually need Jack, but if you want to define them by Jack's money...
J = .5(A+M)[JACK HAS ONE HALF OF THE SUM OF THE AMOUNTS THAT MARTY & AIMEE HAVE.]
J = .5(2M+M), J=.5(3M), J=1.5M, M=
J = .5(A+.5A), J=.5(1.5A), J=.75A, A=

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