Question

James and two cousins received the same amount of money to go to the arcade. Each person spent $15. Afterwords, they had $30 altogether. How much money did each person receive?

Answer 1

$25

Explanation:

-James and two cousins (that's 3 people)

3x=30+(15x3)

x being the amount of money they had each

3x=75

3 3 (we divide by three to find the amount of money each person had)

x=25 (each person had 25 dollars)

CHECK:

3x25=30+(15x3)

75=75

true

FINAL ANSWER:

James and his two cousins each received 25 dollars.