Henry, Justin and Michael shared a sum of money. The amount received by Justin was
45 the amount of money received by Michael. After Henry had given $41 to Justin and $25 to Michael, Justin gave $3 to Michael. In the end, 3 of them had the same amount of money. Find the difference between the amount of money that Henry and Justin had at first.
|
Henry |
Justin |
Michael |
Before |
4 u + 104 |
4 u |
5 u |
Change 1 |
- 41 |
+ 41 |
|
Change 2 |
- 25 |
|
+ 25 |
Change 3 |
|
- 3 |
+ 3 |
After |
4 u + 38 |
4 u + 38 |
5 u + 28 |
Amount that Justin had in the end = 4 u + 38
Amount that Michael had in the end = 5 u + 28
Amount that Henry had at first
= 4 u + 38 + 41 + 25
= 4 u + 104
Amount that Justin and Michael had in the end is the same.
4 u + 38 = 5 u + 28
5 u - 4 u = 38 - 28
1 u = 10
Amount that Henry and Justin had in the end is the same.
Amount that Henry had in the end
= 4 u + 38
= 4 x 10 + 38
= 40 + 38
= $78
Amount that Henry had at first
= 78 + 41 + 25
= $144
Difference in the amounts between Henry and Justin at first
= 144 - 40
= $104
Answer(s): $104