document.write( "Question 1003357: Three waiters at a local restaurant earned different amounts of money the past week. Jennifer earned $40 less than twice the amount Tony earned. Chris earned $60 more than Tony. How much did each waiter earn if they earned a total of $900.
\n" ); document.write( "Choose a variable for Tony:
\n" ); document.write( "Write an expression for Jennifer:
\n" ); document.write( "Write an expression for Chris:
\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for the total the three waiters earned. Solve for Tony's earnings.
\n" ); document.write( "Tony earned: $ \n" ); document.write( "

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Three waiters at a local restaurant earned different amounts of money the past week. Jennifer earned $40 less than twice the amount Tony earned. Chris earned $60 more than Tony. How much did each waiter earn if they earned a total of $900.
\n" ); document.write( "Choose a variable for Tony: let it be t\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Write an expression for Jennifer:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "J = 2t-40
\n" ); document.write( "Write an expression for Chris:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C = t+60
\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for the total the three waiters earned. Solve for Tony's earnings. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t+j+c = 900\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "t+2t-40+t+60 = 900
\n" ); document.write( "4t+20 =900
\n" ); document.write( "4t= 880
\n" ); document.write( "t = 220\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Tony earned: $220 \n" ); document.write( "

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