document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=940613>Question 940613</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lia, phil and cam collect a total of $200.30 for a holiday fundraiser. Phil collects $12.80 more than Lia. Cam collects 3 times as much as Lia. How much does each person collect? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P=L+$12.80, C=3L, L+P+C=$200.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute for P and C and solve for L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+P+C=$200.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+(L+$1280)+3L=$200.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5L+$12.80=$200.30 Subtract $12.80 from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5L+$12.80-$12.80=$200.30-$12.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5L=$187.50 divide both sides by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( " L=$37.50 ANSWER 1 Lia collects $37.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=L+$12.80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=$37.50+$12.80=$50.30 ANSWER 2 Phil collects $50.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=3L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=3($37.50)=$112.50  ANSWER 3 Cam collects $112.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L+P+C=$200.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$37.50+$50.30+$112.50=$200.30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$200.30=$200.30 </SPAN>\n" );
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