Ali, Nada, and John have a total of $67 in their wallets. Ali has $5 less than Nada and John has 4 times more than Nada. How much money does John have?
Let's be accurate as possible. Think before you answer.
48
Let's say that N is what Nada has, J is what John has, and A is what Ali has.

We know that A = N - 5 and J = 4N.

We also know that: N + A + J = $67.

We can substitute the equations from step 1 into the equations from step 2 to get: N + 4N + (N - 5) = $67.

Combining like terms gets us 6N - 5 = $67.

So, N = ($67 + 5) / 6 = $12.

Substituting $12 back into the equation J = 4 N, we find John has 4 x 12 = $48.

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The answer: 48