SOLUTION: Mary has 3 dollars more than Bill has, but 5 dollars less than Jane has. If Mary has x dollars, how many dollars do Jane and Bill have altogether?
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Question 986523: Mary has 3 dollars more than Bill has, but 5 dollars less than Jane has. If Mary has x dollars, how many dollars do Jane and Bill have altogether? Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I'll use M, B and J to stand for the amount of dollars each has respectively.
So then adding the two together,
So,
Substituting,
