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Share $105.00 among three friends, Patrice, Raquel and Stacy.

Give Patrice $5.00 more than Raquel.
Give Raquel $5.00 more than Stacy.
How much money does Patrice get?

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Final answer:

To share $105.00 among three friends, with one friend getting $5.00 more than the others, we can set up an equation and solve for the amounts each friend receives. Patrice gets $40.00.


Step-by-step explanation:

To share $105.00 among three friends and give Patrice $5.00 more than Raquel and Raquel $5.00 more than Stacy, let's start by assigning values. Let's say Stacy gets x amount of money. Raquel gets $5.00 more than Stacy, so Raquel gets (x + $5.00). Patrice gets $5.00 more than Raquel, so Patrice gets ((x + $5.00) + $5.00). We know that the total amount shared is $105.00, so we can set up an equation: x + (x + $5.00) + ((x + $5.00) + $5.00) = $105.00. Simplifying the equation gives us 3x + $15.00 = $105.00. Solving for x, we find that x = $30.00. Therefore, Patrice gets ((x + $5.00) + $5.00) = (($30.00 + $5.00) + $5.00) = $40.00.


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