Neave, Ryan and Harry shared a sum of money. The amount received by Ryan was ²₃ the amount of money received by Harry. After Neave had given $51 to Ryan and $28 to Harry, Ryan gave $4 to Harry. In the end, 3 of them had the same amount of money. Find the difference between the amount of money that Neave and Ryan had at first.

	Neave	Ryan	Harry
Before	2 u + 126	2 u	3 u
Change 1	- 51	+ 51
Change 2	- 28		+ 28
Change 3		- 4	+ 4
After	2 u + 47	2 u + 47	3 u + 32

Amount that Ryan had in the end = 2 u + 47 

Amount that Harry had in the end = 3 u + 32

Amount that Neave had at first 
= 2 u + 47 + 51 + 28
= 2 u + 126

Amount that Ryan and Harry had in the end is the same.

2 u + 47 = 3 u + 32
3 u - 2 u = 47 - 32

1 u = 15

Amount that Neave and Ryan had in the end is the same.

Amount that Neave had in the end
= 2 u + 47
= 2 x 15 + 47
= 30 + 47
= $77

Amount that Neave had at first
= 77 + 51 + 28
= $156

Difference in the amounts between Neave and Ryan at first
= 156 - 30
= $126

Answer(s): $126