Gary made four times as much money as Joel over the summer. combined, the two made $475. How much money did each boy earn?

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2021-06-27

Gary made four times as much money as Joel over the summer. combined, the two made $475. How much money did each boy earn?

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Jaylen Fountain

Jaylen Fountain

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Ian Adams

Ian Adams

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Let x dollars be the amount that Joel made over the summer.
If Gary made four times as much as Joel, then Gary made 4x dollars.
Combined they then made x+4x=5x dollars.
Since the combined amount the made is $475, then 5x=475.
Dividing both sides by 5 then gives x=475x=95
Joel then earned x=$95 and Gary earned 4x=4(95)=$380.

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