Eric, Fabian and Flynn shared a sum of money. The amount received by Fabian was ³₄ the amount of money received by Flynn. After Eric had given $54 to Fabian and $20 to Flynn, Fabian gave $5 to Flynn. In the end, 3 of them had the same amount of money. Find the difference between the amount of money that Eric and Fabian had at first.

	Eric	Fabian	Flynn
Before	3 u + 123	3 u	4 u
Change 1	- 54	+ 54
Change 2	- 20		+ 20
Change 3		- 5	+ 5
After	3 u + 49	3 u + 49	4 u + 25

Amount that Fabian had in the end = 3 u + 49 

Amount that Flynn had in the end = 4 u + 25

Amount that Eric had at first 
= 3 u + 49 + 54 + 20
= 3 u + 123

Amount that Fabian and Flynn had in the end is the same.

3 u + 49 = 4 u + 25
4 u - 3 u = 49 - 25

1 u = 24

Amount that Eric and Fabian had in the end is the same.

Amount that Eric had in the end
= 3 u + 49
= 3 x 24 + 49
= 72 + 49
= $121

Amount that Eric had at first
= 121 + 54 + 20
= $195

Difference in the amounts between Eric and Fabian at first
= 195 - 72
= $123

Answer(s): $123