Yen had $24 more than Zara at first. Zara 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 Zara have at first?
| |
Yen |
Zara |
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 Zara had left
= 1 -
58 =
38 Fraction of money that Yen had left
= 1 -
23 =
13 The amount that Yen and Zara had left is the same. Make the amount that Yen and Zara had left is the same. LCM of 3 and 1 is 3.
Amount that Zara had at first = 8 u
Amount that Yen had at first = 9 u
Amount that Yen had more than Zara at first
= 9 u - 8 u
= 1 u
= $24
Amount that Zara had at first
= 8 u
= 8 x 24
= $192
Answer(s): $192
