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Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the game, Gaby had 12 dollars more than Dimitri, but only one-half of what Marat had. If each player brought 20 dollars to the game, what were Gaby's total dollar winnings?

A. -6

B. -2

C. 6

D. 18

E. 24
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Re: Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the [#permalink] New post   20 Nov 2022, 12:07
Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the game, Gaby had 12 dollars more than Dimitri, but only one-half of what Marat had. If each player brought 20 dollars to the game, what were Gaby's total dollar winnings?

A. -6

B. -2

C. 6

D. 18

E. 24

Solution-
Dhimiti=x dollars
Gaby=x+12 dollars
Mahiti=2(x+12) dollars.
=x+x+12+2(x+12)=60
=4x+36=60
=4x=24
=x=6
Total Gaby =$ 18
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Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the [#permalink] New post   22 Nov 2022, 10:14
harshittahuja wrote:
Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the game, Gaby had 12 dollars more than Dimitri, but only one-half of what Marat had. If each player brought 20 dollars to the game, what were Gaby's total dollar winnings?

A. -6

B. -2

C. 6

D. 18

E. 24

Solution-
Dhimiti=x dollars
Gaby=x+12 dollars
Mahiti=2(x+12) dollars.
=x+x+12+2(x+12)=60
=4x+36=60
=4x=24
=x=6
Total Gaby =$ 18


But the question is "what were Gaby's total dollar winnings?"

Since she started with $20 and ended up with $18, the answer is -2 (Option B) IMO
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Re: Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the [#permalink] New post   22 Nov 2022, 10:29
At the end of the game, G=D+12
G=M/2

At the start of the game, total was 60. G+M+D=60
G+2G+G-12=60
4G=60+12=72
G=18

So G had started with 20$ and ended with 18$.
Total winnings= 18-20=-2$
Option B IMO

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Re: Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the [#permalink] New post   23 Nov 2022, 10:09
the answer should be '-2'.

X is equal to 6, and gabby is x plus 12 which is 18. But, each player came in at 20$ and hence she is technically at a loss of two dollars.

Banuel pls confirm?
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Re: Gaby, Dimitri, and Marat played a game of poker. At the end of the [#permalink] New post   25 Nov 2022, 07:01
hloonker wrote:
the answer should be '-2'.

X is equal to 6, and gabby is x plus 12 which is 18. But, each player came in at 20$ and hence she is technically at a loss of two dollars.

Banuel pls confirm?



That’s correct

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