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Betty has three times as much money as her brother Tom. If each of them spends $1.50 to see a movie, Betty will have nine times as much money left over as Tom. How much money does each have before going to the movie?


 
 
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Preview: ... s before the movie and let T be the amount of money Tom has before the m ...

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let x is money of Betty and y is of Tom

x=3y
(x-1.5)=9(y-1.5)
x-1.5= 9y ...

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$1.00 answer to your problem Tom and Betty

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Preview: ... 5)
12=6T
2=T
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Preview: ... = 9T - 13.5

9T - 3T= 13.5 - 1.5

6T = 12 ...

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Preview: ... we try to translate the sentences into equations:
1) to start:
b = 3*t


2) after spending 1.50 betty's money is 9 times toms:
b-1.5 = 9*(t-1.5)
(see how that works? the left s ...

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$0.50 Answer :) I love Algebra

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Preview: ... 6t=12
t=2
So Tom started ...

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Preview: ... .50 = 9(D - 1.50)
=> 3D - 1.50 = 9D - 13.50
=> 9D - 3D = 1 ...

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$1.00 Clear, descriptive answer..........MUST TRY

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Preview: ... esent the amount of money Tom has

B = 3T (since Betty has 3 times as much money as Tom does)

B - 1.5 = 9(T - 1.5) (because if Betty and Tom both spend $1.50, ...

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