Question

Kendra loaned three friends a total of $54 using whole dollars. She loaned Phoebe $10 more than she loaned Miriam and loaned Grace twice as much as she loaned Phoebe. How much money did Kendra loan to each of her friends?

Answer 1

Miriam has $6, Phoebe has $16, and Grace has $32

Explanation:

So we know Kendra has $54. (I'm being very obvious, aren't I) The first thing we need to figure out is how much money Miriam has. We have to guess around with this since there isn't much info on it anyways. I started guessing around with 5 and ten, and those weren't accurate, so that narrows it down to somewhere in between. Let me explain now how I did it.

If Miriam was loaned $6 of the total of 54, and Phoebe has 10 more dollars than that, she would have 16. Then, if Grace had twice the amount of 16, we know that 16 + 16 (or 16 x 2) equals 32.

Now if we add up Miriam, Phoebe, and Grace's loaned money, we will get our answer.

6 + 16 + 32 = 54