When Anne, Betty and Cynthia compared the amount of money each had they discovered that Anne and Betty together had $12, Betty and Cynthia together had $18, and Anne and Cynthia together had $10. Who had the least amount of money, and how much was it?
Let A, B and C represent the amount of money and Anne, Betty and Cynthia has.
A+B = 12
B+C = 18
A+C = 10
As A+B and A+C is less than B + C => Anne has the least amount of money.
Adding all three equations, A+B+B+C+A+C = 12+18+10 = 40
2A+2B+2C = 40
A+B+C = 20
Substituting B+C = 18
A+18 = 20
A = 2
Anne has $2.
Anne has the least amount of money and she has $2.
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