Each year, Andrea donates a total of $800 for scholarships at her local community college. This year, she wants the amount she donates for liberal arts to be three times the amount she donates for scholarships for business. Determine the amount she will donate for each type of scholarship.

The equation is Andrea will donate $ for business scholarships and $ for liberal arts scholarships.

The equation is

Andrea will donate $200 for business scholarships and $600 for liberal arts scholarships.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

Represent Liberal Arts with L and Business with B

From the question, we have that:

and

Required

Determine how much she donates for each

The total L + B is 800

i.e.

Substitute 3 * B for L

Solve for B

Recall that :

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