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26 July, 16:00

Three waiters at a local restaurant earned different amounts of money the past week. Jennifer earned $40 less than twice the amount Tony earned. Chris earned $60 more than Tony. How much did each waiter earn if the total of all three was $900?

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  1. 26 July, 16:04
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    Let x be the amount earned by Tony. With this representation, Jennifer earned 2x - 40 and Chris earned x + 60. The amounts they earned should sum up to 900. The equation is,

    x + (2x - 40) + (x + 60) = 900

    The value of x is 220. Therefore, Tony earned $220. Jennifer and Chris earned $400 and $280, respectively.
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