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The amount of money each person has.
Answer to Problem 17P
Laurel has
Marcia will have
Eric will have
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
Eric has twice as much money as Marcia has.
Marcia has
Laurel has as much money as Eric and Marcia have together.
Let Laurel has
Then Marcia will have
Then Eric will have
According to the question,
Subtract
Add 525 to each side,
Divide each side by 2,
So, Laurel has
Marcia will have
Eric will have
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