Michael has $8. Reggie has $4
m more than Michael. Elijah has $2
m less than Reggie.
- Find the amount of money that Elijah has in terms of m.
- Find the total amount of money that the three boys have in terms of m.
- If m = 6, how much does Elijah have?
(a)
Amount that Michael has = $8
Amount that Reggie has = $(8 + 4
m)
Amount that Elijah has
= 8 + 4
m - 2
m = $(8 + 2
m)
(b)
Total amount that the three boys have
= 8 + 8 + 4
m + 8 + 2
m= 8 + 8 + 8 + 4
m + 2
m = $(24 + 6
m)
(c)
Amount that Elijah has
= 8 + 2
m= 8 + 2 x 6
= 8 + 12
= $20
Answer(s): (a) $(8 + 2
m) or $(2
m + 8); (b) $(24 + 6
m) or $(6
m + 24); (c) $20