Answer:
Amount of money with Vincenzo, Miguel and Brendan is $4.5 , $13.5 and $9.5 respectively.
Explanation:
Given:
Miguel has three times as much money as Vincenzo.
Brendan has $4 less than Miguel and $5 more than Vincenzo
To Find:
Amount of money each person have=?
Solution:
Let assume amount of money with Vincenzo = $V
As given that Miguel has three times as much money as Vincenzo
So amount of money with Miguel = 3 x amount of money with Vincenzo =
=> 3 x V = 3V
Let say money with Brendan = $B
As Brendan has $4 less than Miguel
=> B = 3V – 4 ------(1)
Also Brendan has $5 more than Vincenzo
=> B = V + 5 ------(2)
From (1) and (2) , we can say that
=> 3V – 4 = V + 5 [ As both are equal to B.]
=> 3V – V = 5 + 4
=> 2V = 9
=> [tex]V = \frac{9}{2}[/tex]
=>V=4.5
Amount of money with Vincenzo = V = $4.5
Amount of money with Miguel = 3V = 3 x 4.5 = $13.5
Amount of money with Brendan = 3V – 4 = $13.5 – 4 = $9.5
Hence Amount of money with Vincenzo , Miguel and Brendan is $4.5 , $13.5 and $9.5 respectively.
