Glen, Archie and Xavier shared a sum of money. The amount received by Archie was
45 the amount of money received by Xavier. After Glen had given $49 to Archie and $25 to Xavier, Archie gave $3 to Xavier. In the end, 3 of them had the same amount of money. Find the difference between the amount of money that Glen and Archie had at first.
|
Glen |
Archie |
Xavier |
Before |
4 u + 120 |
4 u |
5 u |
Change 1 |
- 49 |
+ 49 |
|
Change 2 |
- 25 |
|
+ 25 |
Change 3 |
|
- 3 |
+ 3 |
After |
4 u + 46 |
4 u + 46 |
5 u + 28 |
Amount that Archie had in the end = 4 u + 46
Amount that Xavier had in the end = 5 u + 28
Amount that Glen had at first
= 4 u + 46 + 49 + 25
= 4 u + 120
Amount that Archie and Xavier had in the end is the same.
4 u + 46 = 5 u + 28
5 u - 4 u = 46 - 28
1 u = 18
Amount that Glen and Archie had in the end is the same.
Amount that Glen had in the end
= 4 u + 46
= 4 x 18 + 46
= 72 + 46
= $118
Amount that Glen had at first
= 118 + 49 + 25
= $192
Difference in the amounts between Glen and Archie at first
= 192 - 72
= $120
Answer(s): $120