Question

Théo Has $5 more than Denise and denise has $11 more than Rudy. Together they have $45. How much money does each have?

Answer 1

let theo have x dollars, then denise has x-5 dollars, rudy has x-5-11 dollars

x+(x-5)+(x-5-11)=45
x+x-5+x-16=45
3x-21=45
3x=66
x=22
x-5=17
x-5-11=6

theo has 22 dollars, denise has 17 dollars, rudy has 6 dollars.