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To solve: for the amount of money with each of the given three people.
Answer to Problem 27P
The money with Theo is
The money with Denise is
The money with Rudy is
Explanation of Solution
Given Information: There are three people Theo, Denise and Rudy with each of them having some money in such a way that,
(1) The money with Theo is $5 more than Denise and money with Denise is $11 more than Rudy.
(2) The total money with them is $45
The given statements express the relation between the money with the three people.
Let the money with Rudy be x .
1. The first statement gives the money with Denise as
2. The second statement gives the total amount as
Solving the equation gives the money with Rudy as,
Now, the money with Denise is given by,
And, money with Theo is given by,
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