SOLUTION: Rob has twice as much money as Sam. Sam gives Rob 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 3 pennies. Rob then gave Sam 8 dimes. If they now have the sane amount of money, How much did Rob original

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Question 899748: Rob has twice as much money as Sam. Sam gives Rob 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 3 pennies. Rob then gave Sam 8 dimes. If they now have the sane amount of money, How much did Rob originally have?
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Rob has twice as much money as Sam. Sam gives Rob 1 quarter, 2 dimes, and 3 pennies. Rob then gave Sam 8 dimes. If they now have the sane amount of money, How much did Rob originally have?

Original amount Rob had: $
Original amount Sam had: ˝(1.28), or $
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