SOLUTION: Hi joanne and alex had some money.joanne gave 1/4 of her money to her mom.she then saved and spent the rest in the ratio of 1:2.alex spent one sixth on clothes and one third on bo

Question 1045351: Hi
joanne and alex had some money.joanne gave 1/4 of her money to her mom.she then saved and spent the rest in the ratio of 1:2.alex spent one sixth on clothes and one third on books.he saved the rest. The amount joanne gave her mom was equal to the amount alex spent on books. If joanne
Then gave alex $180 from her savings she would only have one quarter of alexs savings.
how much did they have initially
how much did they spend together.
Thanks

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joanne and alex had some money.
joanne gave 1/4 of her money to her mom.
j = original amt: She has j now
she then saved and spent the rest in the ratio of 1:2.
That means she saved *j = j = j saved
That means she spent *j = j = j spent
:
alex spent one sixth on clothes and one third on books.
he saved the rest.
a = Alex's original amt: He has a - a - a = a = a remains (saved)
:
The amount joanne gave her mom was equal to the amount alex spent on books.
j = a
multiply both sides by 12, get rid of the denominators
3j = 4a
solve for a
a = j
:
If joanne Then gave alex $180 from her savings she would only have one quarter of alexs savings.
j - 180 = * a
j - 180 = a
multiply both sides by 8
2j - 1440 = a
2j = a + 1440
replace a with j
2j = j + 1440
2j - j = 1440
j - j = 1440
j = 1440
j = 1440 *
j = $1152
and
a = *1152
a = $864
:
how much did they have initially: j had $1152; a had $864
:
how much did they spend together.
j spent *1152 = $576
a spent * 864 = $432
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Total amt spent together: $1008
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