SOLUTION: sam and cat delivers flyers. sams weekly earnings are 3 times cats weekly earnings.together they earn 41 dollars how much does each person earn per week

Question 1069134: sam and cat delivers flyers. sams weekly earnings are 3 times cats weekly earnings.together they earn 41 dollars how much does each person earn per week
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Cat=x dollars a week
Sam=3x, because he makes 3 times as much as Cat
Their sum equals $41, but their sum is 3x+x, which is 4x
When 4x+$41, if we divide both sides by 4, we get x on the left and $41/4 on the right, which is $10.25.
That is x or Cat's earnings.
Sam's is 3 times that or 3 * $10.25=$30.75.

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