Olivia and camille went clothes shopping. camille spent 19.40 less than twice what olivia spent. in total, they spent 272.35 find the amount each girl spent.

Let us assumeOlivia spent amount = $ x.

We are given that "Camille spent 19.40 less than twice what Olivia spent."

Olivia spent $ x. Twice of x is 2x and

19.40 less than twice Olivia spent(2x) is = 2x- 19.40

They spent together in total = $272.35.

We can setup an equation,

Amount spent by Olivia + amount spent by Camille = Amount spent by them together.

x + 2x- 19.40 = 272.35

Adding like terms x+2x, we get 3x

3x -19.40 = 272.35

Adding 19.40 on both sides.

3x -19.40+19.40 = 272.35+19.40

3x = 291.75

Dividing both sides by 3, we get

3x/ 3= 291.75/3

x = 97.25

Therefore,

Olivia spent = $97.25

Camille spent 19.40 less than twice what Olivia spent  = 2* 97.25 - 19.40

= $175.10.

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