Lia,Phil, and Cam collect a total of $200.30 for a holiday fundraiser. Phil collects $12.80 more than Lia. Cam collects 3 times as much as Lia. How much does each person collect?
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Answer: The amount collected by lia, phil and cam are $37.5, $50.3 and $112.5 respectively.
Explanation:Amount collected by Lia, Phil, and Cam for a holiday fundraiser= $200.30Let the amount collected by lia be $n.
Phil collects $12.80 more than Lia. Then, amount collected by phil will be $(n + 12.8)
Cam collects 3 times as much as Lia. Then, amount collected by cam will be $3n
Now, we know that, total amount = $200.3
Lia amount + phil amount + cam amount = 200.3
n + n + 12.8 + 3n = 200.3 5n = 200.3 – 12.8 5n = 187.5 [tex]n = \frac{187.5}{5}[/tex] n = 37.5
Then , amount collected by phil will be$(n + 12.8) = $(37.5 + 12.8) = $50.3 and The amount collected by cam will be $3n = $(37.5 x 3) = $112.5