Lia, Phil and cam collect a total of $200.30 for a holiday fundraiser. Phil collects $12.80 more than Lia. Cam collects three times as much as Lia. How much does each person collect?
L+12.80+L+3L=200.30 5L+12.80=200.30 5L=200.30-12.80 5L=187.5 L=187.5/5 Plug into the equations at the top L=Lia=$37.5 Phil=12.80+37.5=$50.30 Cam=3(37.5)=$112.50
Lia:$37.50 Phil:$50.30 Cam:$112.50 First you make a chart with all the people and total. Lia is x, Cam is 3x, and Phil is x+12.80. Then you make an equation: x+x+12.80+3x=200.30. Then you solve for x.
