Question

leila, reuben, and scott have a total of 63 in the wallets. leila has 5 less than scott. reuben has 2 times what scott has. how much does each have

Answer 1

L = Money that Leila has
R = Money that Reuben has
S = Money that Scott has

L = S - 5
R = 2S

L + R + S = 63
S - 5 + 2S + S = 63 [ substitute ]
4S - 5 = 63
4S = 68 [ add 5 both sides ]
S = 17
Scott has $17

L = 17 - 5 = 12
Leila has $12

R = 2(17) = 34
Reuben has $34