Question

Four employees are cleaning out four different wishing wells in an amusement park

Answer 1

Is there more to this problem?

Answer 2

Yes. Sorry. Tracy collects 5.80 more than asuka. Kyle collects half as much as Tracy. Beverly collects 3 times as much as kyle. How much do each collect if the total collected is 246.20

Answer 3

That's okay!

Answer 4

Word problems are fun. :P Is this Multiple choice or a writing question?

Answer 5

Writing. The assignment is to define a variable and write algebraic expressions for the given quantities. Then solve

Answer 6

Tracy collects 5.80 more than asuka. Kyle collects half as much as Tracy. Beverly collects 3 times as much as kyle. How much do each collect if the total collected is 246.20
Tracy = 5.80+A
Kyle = 1/2t
Beverly= 3k.
Total = 246.20

Does it give Asuka number?

Answer 7

Oh well I have the variables and need to set them to 246.20

Answer 8

For Beverly, e.g.;
3k=246.20

Divide each side by 3 to get about 82.07. So, Beverly collected $82.07 roughly

Answer 9

Kyle = 1/2t
1/2t=246.20
\[\frac{ 1 }{ 2 }t=246.20\]

Answer 10

Kyle got $123.10.

Answer 11

Oh I messed up. No wonder my numbers were huge.

Answer 12

Anyways, start over.
Asuka is variable 'x'

Answer 13

Tracy is x+5.80 (I was right there)

Answer 14

Kyle is 1/2(x+5.80)

Answer 15

Beverly would be 3[1/2(x+5.80)]

Answer 16

Tracy = $63.
Asoka = $57.20
Kyle = $31.50
Bev = $94.50.
Right?

Answer 17

Do you set that to 246.20 then solve?

Answer 18

Yup yup

Answer 19

Do you divide the equation by 2 to get rid of the 1/2 fraction

Answer 20

Can you show me how you get that?