Two friends, Darren and Michael, together earn $30 more than twice what Brian earns per month. If Darren and Michael together earn $3,800, how much does Brian earn?

Answer 1

Abigail Allen

Brian earns #$1885# .

Let Brian earns #$x# . Darren and Michael together earn #$3800#.

By given condition, #3800 =2*x+ 30 or 2x= 3800-30=3770 or x=$1885#

So Brian earns #$1885# [Ans]

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Answer 2

Jace Anderson

Brian earns $1,570 per month.

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