Question

Betty saves 3 times as much as Ann. Charles saves $390 less than Ann. If Betty saves $1,330 more than Charles, how much does Charles save?

Answer 1

Let the amount saved by Ann be .

So the amount saved by Betty = .

Amount saved by Charles is $390 less than Ann. So here it will be .

Betty saves $1330 more than Charles.

So .

Or .

Or , which is the amount saved by Ann.

Amount saved by Betty = .

Amount saved by Charles will be .

So answer is 80.