SOLUTION: A boy has $84 and a girl has $12. How much money does the boy need to give the girl in order for her to have twice the amount of money he has? Thank for the help!

Question 942114: A boy has $84 and a girl has $12. How much money does the boy need to give the girl in order for her to have twice the amount of money he has?
Thank for the help!
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They have a total of $96
For the girl to have twice as much as the boy, the boy would have x, the girl would have 2x, for a total of 2x+x=3x which is $96. So the boy would have $32, and the girl $64. If the girl has $12 and she needs $64, the boy must give the girl $52 so she will have twice as much as he does.
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