Owen has $12. Gabriel has $5
v more than Owen. David has $2
v less than Gabriel.
- Find the amount of money that David has in terms of v.
- Find the total amount of money that the three boys have in terms of v.
- If v = 5, how much does David have?
(a)
Amount that Owen has = $12
Amount that Gabriel has = $(12 + 5
v)
Amount that David has
= 12 + 5
v - 2
v = $(12 + 3
v)
(b)
Total amount that the three boys have
= 12 + 12 + 5
v + 12 + 3
v= 12 + 12 + 12 + 5
v + 3
v = $(36 + 8
v)
(c)
Amount that David has
= 12 + 3
v= 12 + 3 x 5
= 12 + 15
= $27
Answer(s): (a) $(12 + 3
v) or $(3
v + 12); (b) $(36 + 8
v) or $(8
v + 36); (c) $27