Kimberly had $187 more than Valen. Kimberly spent
45 of her money and Valen spent
59 of his money. In the end, Valen and Kimberly had the same amount of money left. Find the amount of money Valen had at first.
| |
Kimberly |
Valen |
More |
Before |
5x4 =
20 u |
9 u |
11 u |
Change |
- 4x4 =
- 16 u |
- 5 u |
|
After |
1x4 =
4 u |
4 u |
|
Fraction of money that Kimberly left
= 1 -
45 =
15 Fraction of money that Valen left
= 1 -
59 =
49 The amount of money that Valen and Kimberly had in the end is the same. Make the amount of money that Valen and Kimberly had in the end the same. LCM of 1 and 4 is 4.
Amount that Kimberly had more than Valen at first
= 20 u - 9 u
= 11 u
11 u = 187
1 u = 187 ÷ 11 = 17
Amount that Valen had at first
= 9 u
= 9 x 17
= $153
Answer(s): $153
