80% of Sabrina's amount was $551 more than Bobby's amount. When Sabrina spent 65% of her amount and Bobby spent 20% of his amount, they had the same amount of amount left. Find the amount that Bobby had at first.
|
80% of Sabrina's amount |
Sabrina's amount |
Bobby's amount |
Before |
64 u |
80 u |
35 u |
Change |
|
- 52 u (- 65%) |
- 7 u (- 20%) |
After |
|
28 u |
28 u |
Percentage of Sabrina's amount left
= 100% - 65%
= 35%
Percentage of Bobby's amount left
= 100% - 20%
= 80%
35% =
35100 =
720 80% =
80100 =
45 The amounts of amount that Sabrina and Bobby had left were the same.
Make the numerators the same.
720 of Sabrina's amount =
45 of Bobby's amount
2880 of Sabrina's amount =
2835 of Bobby's amount
Amount that Sabrina had = 80 u
80% of the amount that Sabrina had
= 80 u x 80%
= 80 u x
80100 = 64 u
Difference between 80% of Sabrina's amount and Bobby's amount
= 64 u - 35 u
= 29 u
29 u = 551
1 u = 551 ÷ 29 = 19
Amount that Bobby had at first
= 35 u
= 35 x 19
= $665
Answer(s): $665