Question

Rich and Aylen are saving money to buy baseball tickets. Rich has $5 more than 3 times the amount of money Aylen has. Together, they have $101. Write an equation to determine how much money Rich and Aylen have together.

Answer 1

x + 3x + 5 = 101

Explanation:

on edge this is correct

Answer 2

4x + 5 = 101

Explanation:

Step 1: Determine how much money both have

Aylen: x

Rich: 5 + 3x

Step 2: Write an equation and solve

Aylen + Rich = 101

x + 5 + 3x = 101

Step 3: Solve the equation

x + 5 + 3x = 101

4x = 96

x = 24

Step 4: Determine how much money does Aylan and Rich have

Aylan has $24

Rich has 5 + 3(24) = $77