Jada, Lin, and Elena are saving for a trip. Together they saved $120. Jada save$20 less than lin. Lin saved 3 time as much as elena.Write and expression to represent the total amount of money they saved.

1 answer

L/3 = E

J = L - 20

J + E + L = 120

(L-20) + L/3 + L = 120

Solve for L, then insert the value into first two equations to find J and E.