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If Milly gives Tilly Rs.60/= the money they have is in the ratio 2:1. however if Tilly gives Milly Rs.10/=the ratio is 1:3 .
how much money have Milly and Tilly before they exchange any money?
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= 2, (1) ("If Milly gives Tilly Rs.60/= the money they have is in the ratio 2:1.")
= (2) ("if Tilly gives Milly Rs.10/=the ratio is 1:3.")
Or
M - 60 = 2(T+60), (1')
3(M + 10) = T - 10. (2')
From (1'), express M = 2T + 180 and substitute it into (2'), replacing M. You will get
3((2T+180) + 10) = T - 10,
6T + 570 = T - 10 ----> 5T = -580.
At this point, I got understanding that it is better for me to stop and not to go further.
Because the formulation is either wrong or incorrect.
Also, the formulation like this "the money they have is in the ratio 2:1" is ambigous: which ratio is this ?? or ???
It is not the way to formulate math problem.