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Erin had $35 more than Angie who had 3 times as as money as Jacob. If they had $196 altogether, how much money did Jacob have?
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Erin had $35 more than Angie who had 3 times as as money as Jacob. If they had $196 altogether, how much money did Jacob have?

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let j be Jacob's money. Then Angie is 3j, and Erin is 3j+35. So:
j+3j+3j+35=196
7j=161
j=23
Jacob had $23
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