The amount of money José has is $16.25.
What is the equation?
An equation can be defined as a mathematical statement consisting of an equal symbol between two algebraic expressions that have the same value.
Maria has $5.00 more than José.
Together they have. $37.50.
Let, the amount of money José has be x.
Based on the given conditions, formulate:
[tex]\rm 5+2\times x=37.50\\\\5+2x=37.50\\\\2x=37.50-5\\\\2x=32.50\\\\x=\dfrac{32.50}{2}\\\\x= 16.25[/tex]
Hence, the amount of money José has is $16.25.
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