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Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $150. If Savy pays twice as much as Jijil and Tes pays $30 more than Savy does, how much does Jijil pay each month?

A. $ 22
B. $ 24
C. $ 26
D. $ 28
E. $ 30
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Re: Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $15 [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2020, 04:07
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Bunuel wrote:
Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $150. If Savy pays twice as much as Jijil and Tes pays $30 more than Savy does, how much does Jijil pay each month?

A. $ 22
B. $ 24
C. $ 26
D. $ 28
E. $ 30


j + s + t = 150

s = 2j
and t = 30+s = 30+2j

j + s + t = 150
i.e. j + 2j + (30+2j = 150

i.e. 5j = 120
i.e. j = 24

Answer: Option B
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Re: Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $15 [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2020, 04:20
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If Jijil pays $j, the other two people pay $2j and $2j + 30. These three amounts sum to $150, so

j + 2j + 2j + 30 = 150
5j = 120
j = 24
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Re: Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $15 [#permalink] New post   24 Jan 2020, 10:18
Bunuel wrote:
Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $150. If Savy pays twice as much as Jijil and Tes pays $30 more than Savy does, how much does Jijil pay each month?

A. $ 22
B. $ 24
C. $ 26
D. $ 28
E. $ 30


\(j + s + t = 150\)

\(s = 2j\)

\(t = s + 30\)

\(j + s + t = 150\)

Or,\( j + 2j + ( 2j + 30) = 150\)

Or, \(5j + 30 = 150\)

Or, \(5j = 120\)

Or, \(j = 24\), Hence Answer must be (B)
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Re: Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $15 [#permalink] New post   29 Mar 2021, 11:29
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Bunuel wrote:
Jijil, Savy, and Tes share an apartment that has a monthly rent of $150. If Savy pays twice as much as Jijil and Tes pays $30 more than Savy does, how much does Jijil pay each month?

A. $ 22
B. $ 24
C. $ 26
D. $ 28
E. $ 30

Solution:

We can let x = the amount Jijil pays, so 2x = the amount Savy pays and 2x + 30 = the amount Tes pays. Since the total amount they pay is $150, we can create the equation:

x + 2x + 2x + 30 = 150

5x = 120

x = 24

Answer: B
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