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Question 1142590: elsa, manuel, and ahmad have a total of $106 in their wallets. ahmad has 2 times what manuel has. manuel has $10 less than elsa. how much do they have in their wallets?
Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, greenestamps:
Answer by ikleyn(52903)   (Show Source):
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elsa, manuel, and ahmad have a total of $106 in their wallets. ahmad has 2 times what manuel has. manuel has $10 less than elsa.
how much do they have in their wallets?
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Let M = amount which Manuel has.
Then Ahmad has 2M; Elsa has (M+10).
The equation for the total is
M + 2M + (M+10) = 106 dollars.
Simplify and solve for M, the amount of Manuel; then calculate the amounts for Ahmad and Elsa.
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My note after reading the post by @greenestamps.
Unfortunately, the problem is formulated in the way that ANY of the two interpretations is possible and is admittable.
@greneestamps may think that his interpretation is valid; with the same basis, I may think the same about my interpretation.
There is no reason to argue / (to dispute) here.
One can only regret that our visitors are so careless in their formulations.
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If to judge the posts from visitors with VERY strict criterions (= with real criterions of mathematical accuracy),
then more than 50% of them should be (must be ?) disqualified :) --------- and thrown to a GARBAGE BOX.
Answer by greenestamps(13215)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Just a note about the problem, addressing the exact question that is asked....
The answer to the question -- "how much do they have in their wallets" -- is $106; it is given in the statement of the problem.
The question does NOT ask how much EACH of them has.
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