Question

Eva earns $40 more than Neima and Sarah earns double the amount of Neima minus $20. Their total combined earnings are $500. How much do each of them earn?

Answer 1

Answer: Let's say Neima's earnings are x dollars.

Then, Eva's earnings would be x + 40 dollars.

And, Sarah's earnings would be 2x - 20 dollars.

The total combined earnings of the three would be:

x + (x + 40) + (2x - 20) = 500

Simplifying the above equation, we get:

4x + 20 = 500

4x = 480

x = 120

Therefore, Neima's earnings are $120, Eva's earnings are $160 ($120 + $40), and Sarah's earnings are $220 (2 x $120 - $20).

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