80% of Joelle's amount was $660 more than Wesley's amount. When Joelle spent 65% of her amount and Wesley spent 25% of his amount, they had the same amount of amount left. Find the amount that Wesley had at first.
|
80% of Joelle's amount |
Joelle's amount |
Wesley's amount |
Before |
48 u |
60 u |
28 u |
Change |
|
- 39 u (- 65%) |
- 7 u (- 25%) |
After |
|
21 u |
21 u |
Percentage of Joelle's amount left
= 100% - 65%
= 35%
Percentage of Wesley's amount left
= 100% - 25%
= 75%
35% =
35100 =
720 75% =
75100 =
34 The amounts of amount that Joelle and Wesley had left were the same.
Make the numerators the same.
720 of Joelle's amount =
34 of Wesley's amount
2160 of Joelle's amount =
2128 of Wesley's amount
Amount that Joelle had = 60 u
80% of the amount that Joelle had
= 60 u x 80%
= 60 u x
80100 = 48 u
Difference between 80% of Joelle's amount and Wesley's amount
= 48 u - 28 u
= 20 u
20 u = 660
1 u = 660 ÷ 20 = 33
Amount that Wesley had at first
= 28 u
= 28 x 33
= $924
Answer(s): $924