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Eric and Charlotte collected donations for the food bank. Charlotte collected 3 times the amount of Eric's donations minus $20. Eric and Charlotte combined their donations to have $300. How much money
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Eric and Charlotte collected donations for the food bank. Charlotte collected 3 times the amount of Eric's donations minus $20. Eric and Charlotte combined their donations to have $300. How much money did each student collect?

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Eric made $80. To check the work you would multiply 80 by 3 you get 240 then minus $20 you get $220 then combine $80 you get $300!
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