Question

You and your friend sell lemonade. You get 1/3 of the total money collected. Your friend gets $20 less than the total money collected.

Answer 1

$60 is how much collected total because you got 1/3 and it states your friend gets $20 less, so the $20 must go to you, and that would be 1/3 of the total. 3*20= 60. so you get $20, your friend gets $40 so the total collection was $60