Question

Jessica had $7 and her sister had $2. After their parents gave each of them an equal amount of money, Jessica had twice as much money as her sister. How much money did their parents give each of them?

Answer 1

$3:00

Explanation:

let 'x' be the money that the parents gave to Jane and her sister each

Jane will have 7+x dollars

Jane's sister will have 2 + x dollars

Jane had twice as much money as her sister thus

7 + x = 2(2 + x)

7 + x = 4 + 2x

4 + 2x = 7 + x

2x - x = 7 - 4

x = $3

the parents gave $3 to each.