SOLUTION: Penny and andrea earned a total of $148 dollars repairing computers. If penny earned three times as much as Andrea, how much money did Andrea makes? How much did penny make?

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Question 1081290: Penny and andrea earned a total of $148 dollars repairing computers. If penny earned three times as much as Andrea, how much money did Andrea makes? How much did penny make?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let a and 3a be what Andrea and Penny made; respectively. Then:
a+3a=148
4a=148
a=37
Andrea made $37; Penny made $111. ☺☺☺☺