SOLUTION: Suppose that bill and chris each have a whole number of dollars given that 5/6 the value of chrises money is the same amount as 3/4 the value of bills money what is the smallest w

Question 1027911: Suppose that bill and chris each have a whole number of dollars given that 5/6 the value of chrises money is the same amount as 3/4 the value of bills money what is the smallest whole numbers of dollars the could have together

Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be Chris's money and y be Bill's money
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5x/6 = 3y/4
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20x = 18y
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10x = 9y
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Chris's money is $9 and Bill's money is $10
smallest number of dollars is 19
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