SOLUTION: Fred has $120 more than Bob. After Fred spends $20 on groceries, Fred has 6 times as much money as Bob. How much money does Bob have?

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Question 1095027: Fred has $120 more than Bob. After Fred spends $20 on groceries, Fred has 6 times as much money as Bob. How much money does Bob have?
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Bob's amount
Let = Fred's amount
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(2)
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(2)
Plug (2) into (1)
(1)
(1)
(1)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
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Bob has $20
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Fred has $120 more than Bob. After Fred spends $20 on groceries, Fred has 6 times as much money as Bob. How much money does Bob have?
Let amount Bob has be B

Then Fred has: B + 120

We then get: B + 120 - 20 = 6B

100 = 5B

B, or amount Bob has =  

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