Nick has $16. Japheth has $4
j more than Nick. Cody has $2
j less than Japheth.
- Find the amount of money that Cody has in terms of j.
- Find the total amount of money that the three boys have in terms of j.
- If j = 5, how much does Cody have?
(a)
Amount that Nick has = $16
Amount that Japheth has = $(16 + 4
j)
Amount that Cody has
= 16 + 4
j - 2
j = $(16 + 2
j)
(b)
Total amount that the three boys have
= 16 + 16 + 4
j + 16 + 2
j= 16 + 16 + 16 + 4
j + 2
j = $(48 + 6
j)
(c)
Amount that Cody has
= 16 + 2
j= 16 + 2 x 5
= 16 + 10
= $26
Answer(s): (a) $(16 + 2
j) or $(2
j + 16); (b) $(48 + 6
j) or $(6
j + 48); (c) $26