Question 1160611: Donna, John, and Bob have a total of
$79
in their wallets. Bob has
2
times what John has. Donna has
$9
less than John. How much does each have?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, MathTherapy:
Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let the amount of money Donna has be  , John  , and Bob 
if they have a total of $ in their wallets , we have
 .......eq.1
if Bob has  times what John has, then
 .....eq.2
Donna has $ less than John, then
 ....eq.3
substitute and from eq.2 and eq.3 in eq.1
.......eq.1
 .......solve for
go to
.....eq.2, substitute
go to
....eq.3, substitute
so, Donna has $ , John $ , and Bob $ in their wallets
Answer by MathTherapy(10555)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Donna, John, and Bob have a total of
$79
in their wallets. Bob has
2
times what John has. Donna has
$9
less than John. How much does each have?
Let amount John has be J
Then Bob has: 2J, and Donna has: J - 9
We then get: J + 2J + J - 9 = 79
4J = 88
Amount John has, or 
Do you think you can now find Bob's and Donna's amounts?
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