document.write( "Question 1161784: Neil and Lucy had a total of 200$. After Neil spent 50$, he had 3times as much as Lucy. How much did Neil have? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the amount Lucy had.

\n" ); document.write( "Then the amount Neil had (at the beginning) was 3x+50. (After spending $50, he had 3 times as much as Lucy.)

\n" ); document.write( "Together in the beginning they had $200:

\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B3x%2B50+=+200\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x+=+150\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x+=+37.50\"$

\n" ); document.write( "The amount Neil had at the beginning was 3x+50 = $112.50+$50 = $162.50.

\n" ); document.write( "(or, the amount he had at the beginning was $200-$37.50 = $162.50)

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