SOLUTION: from a car wash a service club made $108 that will be divided between the boy scouts and the girl scouts. there were twice as many girls as boys so a decision was made to give the

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Question 1003894: from a car wash a service club made $108 that will be divided between the boy scouts and the girl scouts. there were twice as many girls as boys so a decision was made to give the girls twice as much money. how much did each group recieve?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let +x+ = the boys share
+2x+ = the girls share
+2x+%2B+x+=+108+
+3x+=+108+
+x+=+36+
+2x+=+72+
The girls received $72
The boys received $36
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check:
+72+%2B+36+=+108+
+108+=+108+
OK