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A charity group collected $6,750 worth of donations on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. They collected $1251 less on Saturday than on Sunday. The amount collected on Sunday was 4 times the amount collected on Monday. What was the amount on Sunday?
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Answer to a math question A charity group collected $6,750 worth of donations on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. They collected $1251 less on Saturday than on Sunday. The amount collected on Sunday was 4 times the amount collected on Monday. What was the amount on Sunday?
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Let's start by assigning variables to the unknown amounts.
Let the amount collected on Sunday bex
Since the amount collected on Saturday was $1251 less than on Sunday, the amount collected on Saturday can be represented asx - 1251
We are also given that the amount collected on Sunday was 4 times the amount collected on Monday. So, the amount collected on Monday can be represented asx/4
Now we can write an equation based on the total amount collected:
(x - 1251) + x + x/4 = 6750
Let's simplify the equation and solve forx
\frac{9}{4}x-1251=6750
\frac{9}{4}x=6750+1251
\frac{9}{4}x=8001
To solve forx \frac{4}{5}
x=\frac{4}{9}\cdot8001
x=3556
Therefore, the amount collected on Sunday was $3556.
Let the amount collected on Sunday be
Since the amount collected on Saturday was $1251 less than on Sunday, the amount collected on Saturday can be represented as
We are also given that the amount collected on Sunday was 4 times the amount collected on Monday. So, the amount collected on Monday can be represented as
Now we can write an equation based on the total amount collected:
Let's simplify the equation and solve for
To solve for
Therefore, the amount collected on Sunday was $3556.
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