If john earns earns twice as much as Jim and the two earn a total of 40 dollars how much does Jim earn?

Answer 1

let john earnings=x
then,jim earnings=2x
therefore,john+jim=40$
hence,x+2x=40$
3x=40
x=40/3
x=13.33
hence jim= 13.3333*2=26.66666666