SOLUTION: Mary has 3 dollars more than Bill has, but 5 dollars less than Jane has. If Mary has x dollars, how many dollars do Jane and Bill have altogether?

Question 986523: Mary has 3 dollars more than Bill has, but 5 dollars less than Jane has. If Mary has x dollars, how many dollars do Jane and Bill have altogether?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I'll use M, B and J to stand for the amount of dollars each has respectively.

So then adding the two together,

So,

Substituting,

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