Question

Alice has $15 more than Barry. Charlene has 5/9 of the amount of Barrys money. If Alixe has x dollars, how much money do they have altogether.

Answer 1

Alice has x $ . It means that Barry has (x-15) $ and Charlene has 5/9 * (x-15) $
So they have x + (x-15) + 5/9 * (x-15) $ altogether
x + (x-15) + 5/9 * (x-15)  = x + x - 15 + 5x/9 - 25/3 = ² $\frac{5}{9} x$ - 70/3