SOLUTION: Lea had $134, and Drew had $180. After both of them spent an equal amount of money shopping, Drew had 3 times as much money as Lea. How much did each of them spend? I thought th

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Question 668459: Lea had $134, and Drew had $180. After both of them spent an equal amount of money shopping, Drew had 3 times as much money as Lea. How much did each of them spend?
I thought the equation would look like this:
+180-x=3%28134-x%29
but when I went to check x, it just looked all wrong.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,

Lea had $134, and Drew had $180. After both of them spent an equal amount of moneyhighlight%28x%29 shopping, 

Drew had 3 times as much money as Lea.

 Translate into an equation:

 +180-x=3%28134-x%29  ||Yes, good work.

        2x = 3%2A134-180 = 222

         x = $111

and..

69+=+3%2A23