document.write( "Question 169633: Madison, Abigail, and Brian spent $1,182 to buy their dad a computer. The three of them used their savings to pay for the computer. Abigail paid $142 more than Madison. Madison paid $353 less than Brian. How much did Brian pay? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #125042 by Mathtut(3670) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let what madison, abigail, and brian spent be m,a,b respectively.
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "m+a+b=1182...eq 1
\n" ); document.write( "a=m+142......eq 2
\n" ); document.write( "b=m+353......eq 3
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "take the value of a in eq 2 and the value of b in eq 3 and plug them into the 3rd equation.
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "m+(m+142)+(m+353)=1182
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "3m+495=1182
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "3m=687:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"m=229\"$ dollars mary spent
\n" ); document.write( "using eq 2: $\"a=229%2B142=371%29\"$ dollars abigail spent
\n" ); document.write( ":
\n" ); document.write( "using eq 1: $\"highlight%28b=229%2B353=582%29\"$ dollars BRIAN spent \n" ); document.write( "

\n" );