SOLUTION: Theo has $5 more than Denise and Denise had $11 more than rudy. Together they have $45. How much money does Denise have?

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Question 1090740: Theo has $5 more than Denise and Denise had $11 more than rudy. Together they have $45. How much money does Denise have?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, MathTherapy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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T=5%2BD
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D=5%2BR
R=D-5
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T%2BD%2BR=45
Substituting from above,
5%2BD%2BD%2BD-5=45
3D=45
Solve for D then use the equations above to solve for R and T.

Answer by MathTherapy(10557) About Me  (Show Source):
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Theo has $5 more than Denise and Denise had $11 more than rudy. Together they have $45. How much money does Denise have?
Correct answer: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+Denise%2C+%22has%3A%22%2C+%22%2417%22%29%29

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The CORRECT setup is:     Let amount that Denise has be D

                          Then Theo has D + 5

                          Rudy has: D - 11

                          We then get the following equation: D + D + 5 + D - 11 = 45

                          Solve this to get D: the amount Denise has.