Alice has $15 more than Barry. Charlene has 5/9 of the amount of Barrys money. If Alice has x dollars, how much money do they have altogether.
Alice ---- x
Barry ---- x-15
Charlene ---- (5/9)(x-15)
total = x + x-15 + 5x/9 - 25/3
= 2x + 5x/9 - 70/3
= 23x/9 - 70/3
or
= (23x - 210)/9
check:
suppose Alice has $45
then Barry has $30
Charlene has (5/9)(30) = 50/3
total = 45+30+50/3 = 275/3
according to my answer:
(23*45-210)/9 = 275/3 , I think I am right.
so is the equation the final answer or is there an answer to that equation.
Let's first find Barry's money.
If Alice has $15 more than Barry, then Barry's money can be expressed as: x - 15.
Now, let's find Charlene's money.
If Charlene has 5/9 of Barry's money, then Charlene's money can be expressed as: (5/9) * (x - 15).
To find the total amount of money they have altogether, we need to add Alice's money, Barry's money, and Charlene's money.
Total money = Alice's money + Barry's money + Charlene's money
= x + (x - 15) + (5/9) * (x - 15).
Therefore, the total amount of money they have altogether is x + x - 15 + (5/9) * (x - 15).
To find out how much money Alice, Barry, and Charlene have in total, we need to express their amounts in terms of x.
Given that Alice has $15 more than Barry, we can say that Barry has x - $15.
Additionally, Charlene has 5/9 of Barry's money, which can be calculated as (5/9) * (x - $15).
To find the total amount of money they have altogether, we need to add up the amounts for all three people: Alice, Barry, and Charlene.
Total amount of money = Alice's money + Barry's money + Charlene's money
Total amount of money = x + (x - $15) + (5/9) * (x - $15)
Therefore, the total amount of money they have altogether is x + (x - $15) + (5/9) * (x - $15).