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1. the sharks aquatic club recently held a fundraiser to raise money for a local charity. the swimmers received money for each lap that they swam during a one-week period. the three swimmers who raised the most money were rita, john, and rodell. together they swam a total of 2125 laps.
john swam three times as many laps as rita, and rodell swam 25 more laps than john. how many laps did each swimmer swim?

a. draw a picture to represent the situation. label the unknown parts with variables and the known parts with their values.

b. determine the number of laps each person swam using the picture you created. explain your reasoning.

c. write an expression for the number of laps each person swam. let l represent the number of laps swum by rita.

d. write an equation to represent this situation.

e. if the swimmers received $2 for every lap they swam, how much did each swimmer earn for charity?

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