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Lia, Phil, and Cam collect a total of 200.30 dollars for a holiday fundraiser. Phil collects 12.80 dollars more than Lia. Cam collects 3 times as much as Lia. How much does each person collect?

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Answer:

Lia collects $ 37.5 , Phil collects $50.3 and Cam collects dollars $ 112.5 .

Explanation:

Let us assume that the dollar collect by the Lia be x .

As given

Lia, Phil, and Cam collect a total of 200.30 dollars for a holiday fundraiser.

Phil collects 12.80 dollars more than Lia.

Phil collects dollars = 12.80 + x

As given

Cam collects 3 times as much as Lia.

Cam collects dollars = 3x

Than the equation becomes

x + 12.80 + x + 3x = 200.30

12.80 + 5x = 200.30

5x = 200.30 - 12.80

5x = 187.5


x = (187.5)/(5)

x = $ 37.5

Thus

Lia collects dollars = $ 37.5

Phil collects dollars = 12.80 + 37.5

= $50.3

Cam collects dollars = 3 × 37.5

= $ 112.5

Therefore the Lia collects $ 37.5 , Phil collects $50.3 and Cam collects dollars $ 112.5 .

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