Darcy, jason, and Maria share $268. Jason has $20 more than Darcy and Maria has twice as much as Jason. How much money do Darcy and Jason have altogether

Together, Jason and Darcy have $124.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Darcy, Jason, and Maria have a combined total of $268 and Maria has twice as much as Jason who has $20 more than Darcy, then we need to set up an expression for each individual and solve for x using the total money.

Darcy's money will be represented by x

Jason has $20 more than Darcy, so x + 20

Maria has twice the amount as Jason, 2 (x+20)

We can then write our equation as

268 = x + (x + 20) + 2 (x + 20) Expand

268 = x + x + 20 + 2x + 40 Combine like terms

268 = 4x + 60 Take 60 away from both sides

208 = 4x Divide both sides by 4 to isolate x

52 = x

Because x represents the amount of money that Darcy has, we know that he has $52. Jason has $20 more than that so

52 + 20 = 72

Jason has $72.

Their combined total then is

72 + 52 = 124

Together, Jason and Darcy have $124.