Question

Max's grandparents have $6000 that they want to give to him and his brother Sam. They like Sam more than Max, so they plan to give Sam 4 times the amount they will give Max. Determine the amount of money that Sam will get. Sam's Amount=$

Answer 1

Answer: Same will get $4800

Step-by-step explanation:

If Sam will get 4 times the amount of money they will give Max then we can come up with the equation  s = 4m    where s is the amount that same get and m is the amount that Max will get.

And we know that if they combine their money they will have $6000 in total so we can also come up the equation s + m = 6000  

So using the equation

s= 4m  and s+m=6000  substitute the value of x into the second equation and sole for m ..

4m + m = 6000

5m = 6000

m =  1200

So we know that Max will get $1200 and Sam will get 4 times as much as that.

s= 4(1200)

s = 4800