SOLUTION: Mary has 6 times as much money as Bob. They are each given 6 dollars and now Mary has only 3 times as much money as Bob. How much money does each have before and after receiving th

Question 571397: Mary has 6 times as much money as Bob. They are each given 6 dollars and now Mary has only 3 times as much money as Bob. How much money does each have before and after receiving the 6 dollars?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let m = Mary original money
let b = Bob's
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Write an equation for each statement
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"Mary has 6 times as much money as Bob."
m = 6b
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They are each given 6 dollars and now Mary has only 3 times as much money as Bob.
m + 6 = 3(b+6)
m + 6 = 3b + 18
m = 3b + 18 - 6
m = 3b + 12
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Now you can replace m with 6b, and find b, then find m
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