Question

Danny, John and Morgan are collecting donations for the schools' basketball team. Danny wants to

collect 20% more than John, and Morgan wants to collect 35% more than Danny. If the students
meet their goals and Danny collects $43, how much money did they collect in all?
A. $106.78
B. $128.60
C. $136.88
D. $144.99
Please show work

Answer 1

They collected $136.89.

Explanation:

Applying the information given in the problem we have:

Danny = 1.2*John

Morgan = 1.35*Danny

Since Danny collected $43, we have:

Morgan = 1.35*(43) = 58.05

43 = 1.2*John

1.2*John = 43

John = 43/1.2 = 35.84

Therefore they collected:

total amount = Danny + Morgan + John = 43 + 58.05 + 35.84 = $136.89