Yen had $28 more than Kylie at first. Kylie spent
58 of her money and Yen spent
23 of her money. Given that they had equal amount of money left, how many much did Kylie have at first?
| |
Yen |
Kylie |
More |
Before |
8x1 =
8 u |
3x3 =
9 u |
1 u |
Change |
- 5x1 =
- 5 u |
- 2x3 =
- 6 u |
|
After |
3x1 =
3 u |
1x3 =
3 u |
|
Fraction of money that Kylie had left
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of money that Yen had left
= 1 -
23 =
13 The amount that Yen and Kylie had left is the same. Make the amount that Yen and Kylie had left is the same. LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
Amount that Kylie had at first = 8 u
Amount that Yen had at first = 9 u
Amount that Yen had more than Kylie at first
= 9 u - 8 u
= 1 u
= $28
Amount that Kylie had at first
= 8 u
= 8 x 28
= $224
Answer(s): $224
