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Question

Twinky-Winky spent three times as much money as La-La.

If they spent a total of $120, how much did La-La spend?

Worked Solution

Solution 1

By trial and error of each option:

If La-La spent $30, Twinky-Winky spent 3 ×\times 30 = $90

Total spent together = 30 + 90 = $120


Solution 2 (advanced)
Let  x\text{Let}\ \ \large x = Amount La-La spent
3x+x3\large x + x = 120
4x4 \large x = 120
x\large x = {{{correctAnswer}}}

Variant 0

DifficultyLevel

499

Question

Twinky-Winky spent three times as much money as La-La.

If they spent a total of $120, how much did La-La spend?

Worked Solution

Solution 1

By trial and error of each option:

If La-La spent $30, Twinky-Winky spent 3 ×\times 30 = $90

Total spent together = 30 + 90 = $120


Solution 2 (advanced)
Let  x\text{Let}\ \ \large x = Amount La-La spent
3x+x3\large x + x = 120
4x4 \large x = 120
x\large x = $30

Question Type

Multiple Choice (One Answer)

Variables

Variable nameVariable value
correctAnswer
$30

Answers

Is Correct?Answer
✓

$30

x

$40

x

$90

x

$360