Question

Alex has twice as much money as Jennifer. Jennifer has $6 less than Shannon. Together they have $54. How much money does Alex have?

Answer 1

i am terrible at these sort of puzzles

Answer 2

Money Alex has = A
Money Jennifer has = J
Money Shannon has = S
A = 2J Equation (1)
S - J = 6 Equation (2)
A + S + J = 54 Equation (3)
Solve the 3 equations.

Answer 3

54 divided by 3= x
x - 6 equals what jennifer has
x-6 times 2 = what alex has
add them all together to check your answer

Answer 4

j=12 a=24 2=18

Answer 5

Yup. :) That's right.