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30 September, 00:08

While shopping for clothes, consuelo spend $3 less than twice what Brenda spent. Consuelo spent $81. How much did Brenda spend?

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  1. 30 September, 00:33
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    So,

    Let Consuelo's spendings be c and Brenda's spendings be b.

    We have our first equation: c = 2b - 3

    And our second equation: c = 81

    Substitute 81 for c

    81 = 2b - 3

    Add 3 to both sides

    84 = 2b

    Divide both sides by 2

    42 = b

    Brenda spent $42.
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