SOLUTION: Good Morning- I am having problems with the following. Bessy has 6 times as much money as Bob, but when she earns $6.00, Bessy will have 3 times as much as Bob. How much does each

Question 103366This question is from textbook Practical Business Math Procedures
: Good Morning- I am having problems with the following. Bessy has 6 times as much money as Bob, but when she earns $6.00, Bessy will have 3 times as much as Bob. How much does each have before and after earning $6.00? This question is from textbook Practical Business Math Procedures

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Bessy has 6 times as much money as Bob, but when she earns $6.00, Bessy will have 3 times as much as Bob. How much does each have before and after earning $6.00?
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Let Bob have "x"
Bessy has "6x"
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EQUATION:
Bessy + 6 = 3*Bob
6x+6 = 3x
3x = -6
x = -2
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Comment: Are you sure about the statement of your problem?
Bessy had 6 times as much money asBob to start with; she
then acquired additional money. How could she have only 3
times what Bob had?
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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