SOLUTION: kris Jason and liz received a total of 250 from mrs.Lawrence. they play a series of rock-paper-scissors to figure out how much each would get. kris get $20 less than twice what Ja

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Question 1083658: kris Jason and liz received a total of 250 from mrs.Lawrence. they play a series of rock-paper-scissors to figure out how much each would get. kris get $20 less than twice what Jason will get. liz gets $30 less than tree times what Jason will get. how much will each person get.
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Jason gets x
Kris gets 2x-20
Liz gets 3x-30
These add to 250
6x-50=250
6x=300
x=50 Jason
2x-20=80 Kris
3x-30=120 Liz
Adds to 250