mother divided$ 36.00among john, tim and joan.tim got $1.00 more than john and joan got $2.00 more than joan.how much did each child receive.
fix the typo:
joan got $2.00 more than joan
then just add up the amounts, making the total 36
To solve this problem, we first need to set up some equations.
Let's say John received x dollars.
According to the given information, Tim received $1.00 more than John, so Tim received x + $1.00.
And Joan received $2.00 more than Tim, so Joan received x + $1.00 + $2.00 = x + $3.00.
We know that the sum of the amounts received by John, Tim, and Joan is $36.00, so we can create the following equation:
x + (x + $1.00) + (x + $3.00) = $36.00
Now, let's solve this equation to find the value of x.
x + (x + $1.00) + (x + $3.00) = $36.00
3x + $4.00 = $36.00
3x = $36.00 - $4.00
3x = $32.00
x = $32.00 / 3
x ≈ $10.67
Now that we have found the value of x, we can determine how much each child received:
John received approximately $10.67.
Tim received $1.00 more than John, so Tim received approximately $11.67.
Joan received $2.00 more than Tim, so Joan received approximately $13.67.
Therefore, John received approximately $10.67, Tim received approximately $11.67, and Joan received approximately $13.67.