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13 January, 10:19

Formulate a system of equations to represent this situation, with f = the amount of money that Frank spent and r = the amount of money that Rachel spent. Frank and Rachel spent a total of $15.75. If Rachel spends twice as much money as Frank, how much money did they each spend?

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  1. 13 January, 10:32
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    We have:

    f: the amount of money that Frank spent.

    r = the amount of money that Rachel spent.

    The system of equations that represents this situation is:

    1) f+r=15.75

    2) r=2f

    Let's substitute r=2f into the equation 1):

    f+r=15.75

    f+2f=15.75

    3f=15.75

    f=15.75/3

    f=5.25

    Now, we must substitute f=5.25 into the second equation, as it shows below:

    r=2f

    r=2x5.25

    r=10.50

    How much money did they each spend? The answer is:

    Frank spent 5.25$ and Rachel spent 10.50$
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