Question

mary, alison, and elaine williams have a total of $792 in their savings accounts. alison has twice as much as mary, and elaine has 3 times more than alison. how much do they each have?

Answer 1

allison is 2(m)                                                          allison has 176 dollars
mary is (m)                                                              mary has 88 dollars
elaine is 3(2m)                                                        elaine has 528 dollars 
 
                               2m+m+6m=792
                               9m=792                                     add all peoples amounts                                                                                                 
                               divide by 9 on both sides          up and you get $792

                           m= 88