Lia, Phil and cam collect a total of $200.30 for a holiday fundraiser. Phil collects $12.80 more than Lia. Cam collects three times as much as Lia. How much does each person collect?

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Kieran Knapp

3 November, 02:54

Lia, Phil and cam collect a total of $200.30 for a holiday fundraiser. Phil collects $12.80 more than Lia. Cam collects three times as much as Lia. How much does each person collect?

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Isaac Snyder · Answer 1

Lia:$37.50

Phil:$50.30

Cam:$112.50

First you make a chart with all the people and total. Lia is x, Cam is 3x, and Phil is x+12.80. Then you make an equation: x+x+12.80+3x=200.30. Then you solve for x.

Shnookie · Answer 2

Lia=L

Phil=12.80+L

Cam=3L

L+12.80+L+3L=200.30

5L+12.80=200.30

5L=200.30-12.80

5L=187.5

L=187.5/5

Plug into the equations at the top

L=Lia=$37.5

Phil=12.80+37.5=$50.30

Cam=3 (37.5) = $112.50