Three friends are buying a gift for a friend. Declan contributes 4 dollars more than 1/4 the cost of the gift, Ed contributes 1 dollar less than 1/3 the cost of the gift, and Frank contributes the remaining 17 dollars. What is the cost of the gift?
Choose one.
A) 48  B) 54  C) 60  D) 66  E) 72
Declan = D, Ed = E, Frank = F   t = total   D + E + F = t   (t/4 + 4) + (t/3 - 1) + 17 = t   t = 20 + (7t/12)   12t = 20(12) + 7t   5t = 5*4(12)   t = 48   The correct answer is 48.
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Three friends are buying a gift for a friend. Declan contributes 4 dollars more than 1/4 the cost of the gift, Ed contributes 1 dollar less than 1/3 the cost of the gift, and Frank contributes the remaining 17 dollars. What is the cost of the gift?