Answer:
p = $45 + 3($192)
Candace was paid $621.
Explanation:
Let p represents the paycheck
Candace paid her parents $45 for rent
After paying the rent she evenly divided the rest of the amount into three parts.
She puts $ 192 into her savings account. It means that she also puts $192 into checking account and $ 192 into retirement fund
If we put the parts together, the equation we get is:
p = $45+$192+$192+$192
The equation can be summarized as:
p = $45 + 3($192)
We can read it as:
paycheck is equal to $45 plus 3 equal parts of $192 each
Now we can easily find how much was Candace paid.
p = $45 + 3($192)
p = $45 +$576
p = $621
Candace was paid $621.