Question

Jake earns $12.00 more per week on his paper route than three times the amount, s, that Steve does. Steve earns $15.00 per week. How much does Jake earn per week?

Answer 1

Let's say Jake = j
We already know that s = 15
j = 3s + 12
3(15) = 45, add 12 and you'd get 57.
So Jake earns $57.00 per week.