Tammy had $22 more than Gem at first. Gem spent
35 of her money and Tammy spent
23 of her money. Given that they had equal amount of money left, how many much did Gem have at first?
| |
Tammy |
Gem |
More |
Before |
5x1 =
5 u |
3x2 =
6 u |
1 u |
Change |
- 3x1 =
- 3 u |
- 2x2 =
- 4 u |
|
After |
2x1 =
2 u |
1x2 =
2 u |
|
Fraction of money that Gem had left
= 1 -
35 =
25 Fraction of money that Tammy had left
= 1 -
23 =
13 The amount that Tammy and Gem had left is the same. Make the amount that Tammy and Gem had left is the same. LCM of 2 and 1 is 2.
Amount that Gem had at first = 5 u
Amount that Tammy had at first = 6 u
Amount that Tammy had more than Gem at first
= 6 u - 5 u
= 1 u
= $22
Amount that Gem had at first
= 5 u
= 5 x 22
= $110
Answer(s): $110
