SOLUTION: Tina and Andy have the same amount of money.tina spends £130 and Andy spend £480.tina now has three times as much money left as Andy.how much money did they both have .

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Question 1040690: Tina and Andy have the same amount of money.tina spends £130 and Andy spend £480.tina now has three times as much money left as Andy.how much money did they both have .
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Tina and Andy have the same amount of money. tina spends £130 and Andy spend £480. tina now has three times as much money
left as Andy.how much money did they both have?
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Let x be that amount of money each of women initially had.

Then 

x- 130 = 3*(x-480).  

Simplify and solve for x:

x - 130 = 3x - 3*480,

x - 130 = 3x - 1440,

1440 - 130 = 3x - x

1310 = 2x,

x =  = 655.

Check.  a) 655-130 = 525;  b) 655-480 = 175;  c) 525 = 3*175  Yes!  OK !!  Check is done.

Answer.  Each of the two women had originally  £655.


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