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Jason has $2 more than Joe, and Jack has $3 less than twice Joe. If all 3 boys have $199 all together, then how much does each boy have?
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Jason has $2 more than Joe, and Jack has $3 less than twice Joe. If all 3 boys have $199 all

together, then how much does each boy have?

User Shivek Parmar
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Jason = 2 + Joe
Joe = Jason - 2
Jack = 2Joe - 3
Jason+Joe+Jack = 199
2+Joe+Joe+2Joe-3 = 199
4Joe=199+3-2
4Joe = 200
Joe = $50
Jason = $52
Jack = $97
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