Ali, Clara, and Shan raised money for new books for the school library. Ali raised 20% more than Clara and $58 more than Shan. Clara raised 1/4 more than Shan.

Question

A) How much money did they raise altogether
B) What percent of the total money did Clara raise?
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Answer 1

a) $435
b) 33.33%

Answer 2

clara raised x
ali raised 1.2 x
shan raised 1.2 x - 58

x = 5/4 (1.2 x - 58)
4 x = 6 x - 290
2 x = 290
x = 145

now you do the rest

Answer 3

(Agree with Coolmath )

Answer 4

145 + 2.4*145 -58 = 435
145/435 = .3333