Three brothers spent different amounts of money on their recent vacation. Matt spent $25 less than Todd. Jeff spent 3 times as much as Matt. How much did each brother spend if they spent a total of $275?

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anonymous · Answer

x + x-25 + 3(x-25) = 275
5x -100 = 275
5x = 375
x = 75

anonymous · Answer

I thought that is how you set up the problem, but do you multiply 3 by (x-25) first?

anonymous · Answer

Todd is x
Matt is x- 25
Jeff is 3(x-25)

anonymous · Answer

yep

anonymous · Answer

yes I understand that part

anonymous · Answer

x = 75 so you just plug that in

anonymous · Answer

Okay. How did you get 5x?

anonymous · Answer

275 + 100 = 375   then we have to add up all the exponents. so we have 3x + x + x = 5x

anonymous · Answer

in order ti isolate x we must divide 5x/ 375 so x =