Question

Tim has m dollars. Rebecca has $6 less than 1/10 times the number of dollars that Tim has. Which expression represents the total amount of money that Tim and Rebecca have? If Tim has $70, how much money do Rebecca and Tim have altogether?

Answer 1

`\text {Tim = m dollar}`


`\text {Rebecca = } (1)/(10) m - 6`


`\text {Amount of money they have together = } m + (1)/(10)m - 6`


`\text {Amount of money they have together = } (11)/(10)m - 6`

If Tim earns $70, then substitute m = 70 into the equation :


`\text {Amount of money they have together = } (11)/(10) (70) - 6`


`\text {Amount of money they have together = } \$71`

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Answer:

`\text {Amount of money they have together = } (11)/(10)m - 6`

`\text {Amount of money they have together = } \$71`
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Answer 2

So, Tim has $70, and Rebecca has $6 less than 1/10 of the total money that Tim has.
70 divided by 10 would be 7, then Rebecca has $6 less than the 1/10, which would conclude to Rebecca having $1.
Tim and Rebecca together have a total of $71!
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