###Human: Markese earned 5 fewer dollars than Evan. Together they earned $37. How many dollars did Markese earn? Use E to represent how many dollars Evan earned., ### Assistant: E = Evan's earnings
Markese's earnings = E - 5
E + E - 5 = 37
2E = 42
E = 21
Evan made $21 so Markese earned 21 - 5 = 16
Markese earned $16. 
 So the answer is :  16