Jaslyn had $455 less than Michael. Michael spent 0.6 of his money and Jaslyn spent 0.2 of her money. In the end, Michael and Jaslyn had the same amount of money left. Find the amount of money Jaslyn had at first.

	Jaslyn	Michael	Difference
Before	5 u	10 u	5 u
Change	- 2 u	- 4 u
After	4 u	4 u

0.6 = ³₅

Fraction of Michael's amount left
= 1 - ³₅
= ²₅

0.2 = ¹₅

Fraction of Jaslyn's amount left
= 1 - ¹₅
= ⁴₅

The amount that Michael and Jaslyn each had in the end is the same. Make the numerators the same. LCM of 2 and 4 is 4.

²₅ of Michael's amount = ⁴₅ of Jaslyn's amount
⁴₁₀ of Michael's amount = ⁴₅ of Jaslyn's amount

Amount that Jaslyn had less than Michael
= 10 u - 5 u
= 5 u

5 u = 455

1 u = 455 ÷ 5 = 91

Amount that Jaslyn had at first
= 5 u
= 5 x 91
= $455

Answer(s): $455