SOLUTION: Jim has $x Steve has 3 times as much as Jim. Bob has $5 more than Jim. What the formula for the total amount of money together

SOLUTION: Jim has $x Steve has 3 times as much as Jim. Bob has $5 more than Jim. What the formula for the total amount of money together

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Question 859383: Jim has $x Steve has 3 times as much as Jim. Bob has $5 more than Jim.
What the formula for the total amount of money together
Answer by Awesom3guy(31) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

First write how much each of the guys have.
Jim has X.
Steve has 3 times as much, so he has 3x.
Bob has 5 more than Jim, so he has x+5.

Then add all of them together.
(Jim) + (Steve) + (Bob)
=
Combine all the like terms:
=
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