document.write( "Question 1161547: I need assistance with this question. Can you please help me set up the equation?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If Iwan gives Ben 3/5 of his money, Ben will have 3 times as much money as Iwan would have then. If instead Ben gives Iwan ¼ of his money, Iwan will have $ 70 more than what Ben would have then. How much money do the two boys have altogether?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #785136 by ikleyn(52781) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Let I be the amount of Iwan;  B be the amount of Ben.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(1)  If Iwan gives Ben 3/5 of his money, then Iwan has 2/5 of his money; Ben has B + .\r\n" );
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document.write( "     So, your first equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "          = B + .      (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(2)  Your second equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "         I +  =  + 70.     (2)\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The next step is to multiply equation (1) by 5 (both sides) and to multiply equation (2) by 4 (both sides).\r
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