SOLUTION: Hi jeremy and alicia had a total 360 dollars. Jeremy had 24 dollars more than alicia. Alicia spent 3 times as much as Jeremy and was left with 50 percent of the amount of money J

Question 1105963: Hi
jeremy and alicia had a total 360 dollars. Jeremy had 24 dollars more than alicia. Alicia spent 3 times as much as Jeremy and was left with 50 percent of the amount of money Jeremy had left.
how much had Jeremy left.
thanks
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Step 1

Find their initial assets.

J + A = 360
J - A =  24
----------------Add the equations.  You will get


2J =    360 + 24 = 384  ====>  J =  = 192.


Thus initially Jeremy had 192 dollars;  Alicia had  192 - 24 = 168 dollars.

Step 2

Let "x" = Jeremy spent.

Then Alicia spent  3x, and the condition says

168 - 3x = 0.5*(192-x).


Solve for x  and  then evaluate  192-x.

When you complete the solution based on these instructions, you can post your answer to the forum. We will check it.

In this case, please refer to the problem ID number 1105963.

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