Jennifer has 26 less than triple the savings of Matthew. Matthew has saved 81. How much has Jennifer

Discussion in 'Calculator Requests' started by math_celebrity, Sep 12, 2019.

Tags:
  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    Jennifer has 26 less than triple the savings of Matthew. Matthew has saved 81. How much has Jennifer saved?

    Let Jennifer's savings be j. We're given:
    j = 3(81) - 26
    j = 243 - 26
    j = 217
     
    math_celebrity, Sep 12, 2019
    #1

Share This Page