SOLUTION: A mother divides an amount of money among her three children, Kagiso, Dikeledi and Thabo. Kagiso gets twice as much as his sister, Dikeledi, and Dikeledi gets R100 less than Thabo

Question 1134118: A mother divides an amount of money among her three children, Kagiso, Dikeledi and Thabo. Kagiso gets
twice as much as his sister, Dikeledi, and Dikeledi gets R100 less than Thabo. Suppose Kagiso gets x rand.
How much does Thabo get, in terms of x?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39632) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Kagiso, Dikeledi and Thabo. Kagiso gets
twice as much as his sister, Dikeledi, and Dikeledi gets R100 less than Thabo. Suppose Kagiso gets x rand.
How much does Thabo get, in terms of x?
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Transcribing the description literally, with a logical adjustment for Thabo's description

CHILD            ALLOTTED NUMBER OF RANDS
Kagiso            x
Dikeledi          (1/2)x
Thabo             (1/2)x+100

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