Laci and Leon are saving money to go to an amusement park. Laci has $1 more than 4 times the amount of money Leon has. Together, they have $76. Write an equation to determine how much money they have together.

Mathematics · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Answered on Sun Jun 26 2022

Let Leon has x money

Then, according to question laci has 4x + 1 money

Together, they have $76

So, x + 4x + 1 = 76

5x + 1 = 76

5x = 76 - 1

5x = 75

x = 75/5

x = 15

So, Leon has $15

And, laci has 4(15) + 1

= 60 + 1

= $61