document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1064343>Question 1064343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The money Kumara has is twice as money Ashoka has, but the money Ashoka has is less than RS.100/= if Kumara gives RS.30/= from his money to Ashoka , the amount of money Ashoka and Kumara has is equal. What is the amount of money both of them had before share the money?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #679432 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=679432\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = the amount of money that kumara has.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y = the amount of money that ashoka has.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "kumara has twice as much money as ashoka.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if kumara gives 30 to ashoka, then the amount each of them has is the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 30 = y + 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "replace x in the second equation with 2y from the first equation to get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2y - 30 = y + 30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for y to get y = 60\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since x = 2y, this means that x = 120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "kumara has 120 and ashoka has 60 before sharing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "kumara gives 30 to askoka.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "kumara has 90 and ashoka has 90 after sharing.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution looks good.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the amount both of them had before sharing should be the same that both of them had after sharing.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "before sharing:  120 + 60 = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after sharing:   90 + 90 = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the amount that each of them has before sharing is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "kumara has 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ashoka has 60\r<BR>\n" );
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