document.write( "Question 1165046: Charles has twice as much money as Dave. Ethan has 3 times as much money as
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document.write( "C = 3D\r\n" );
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document.write( "E = 4C\r\n" );
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document.write( "E = C + 45\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since 4C and C + 45 both equal to E, they are equal to each other.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we set them equal:\r\n" );
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document.write( "4C = C + 45\r\n" );
document.write( "3C = 45\r\n" );
document.write( " C = 15 \r\n" );
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document.write( " C = 3D\r\n" );
document.write( "15 = 3D\r\n" );
document.write( " 5 = D\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 15 for C in\r\n" );
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document.write( "E = 4C\r\n" );
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document.write( "E = 4(15)\r\n" );
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document.write( "E = 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "So Charles had $15, Dave had $5 and Ethan had $60.\r\n" );
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what was the total amount of money the three boys had?
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document.write( "Together they had $15 + $5 + $60 = $80\r\n" );
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