document.write( "Question 1055503: A's capital was 3/4 of B's. If A's had been $500 less, it would have been only 1/2 of B's. What was the capital of each? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"A=%283%2F4%29B\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A-500=%281%2F2%29B\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%283%2F4%29B-500=%281%2F2%29B\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%281%2F4%29B=500\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"B=2000\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=%283%2F4%29%282000%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"A=1500\"$ \r
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