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I have 4 times as much money as my brother has. our total is $55.how much does each of us have?

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Answer:

he has 11 you have 44 dollars

User Ajay Gabani
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Answer:

You have 44$, your brother has 11$.

Explanation:

Let
x be the amount of money your brother has.

Since you have four times the amount of money your brother has, we can call the amount of money you have
4x.


x+4x=55,\\5x=55,\\x=\boxed{\$11}

Thus, you have:


4(11)=\boxed{\$44}

User Bilal Ali Jafri
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