document.write( "Question 1191479: Bryan’s money was 3 3/5 times his sister’s money. After his mother gave him $44 and his sister $122, Bryan then had twice as much money as his sister. How much money did Bryan have at first? \n" ); document.write( "

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Bryan’s money was 3 3/5 times his sister’s money.
\n" ); document.write( "3 $\"3%2F5\"$ = $\"18%2F5\"$
\n" ); document.write( "b = $\"18%2F5\"$ s
\n" ); document.write( " After his mother gave him $44 and his sister $122, Bryan then had twice as much money as his sister.
\n" ); document.write( "b + 44 = 2(s+122)
\n" ); document.write( "b + 44 = 2s + 244
\n" ); document.write( "b = 2s + 244 - 44
\n" ); document.write( "b = 2s + 200
\n" ); document.write( "Replace b with $\"18%2F5\"$ s
\n" ); document.write( " $\"18%2F5\"$ s = 2s + 200
\n" ); document.write( "Get rid of the fraction, multiply by 5
\n" ); document.write( "18s = 10s + 1000
\n" ); document.write( "18s - 10s = 1000
\n" ); document.write( "8s = 1000
\n" ); document.write( "s = $125 his sister had at first
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\n" ); document.write( "How much money did Bryan have at first?
\n" ); document.write( "b = $\"18%2F5\"$ *125
\n" ); document.write( "cancel the 5 into 125
\n" ); document.write( "b = 18 * 25
\n" ); document.write( "b = $450 at first
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\n" ); document.write( "Check this using the statement\" his mother gave him $44 and his sister $122, Bryan then had twice as much money as his sister.\"
\n" ); document.write( "450 + 44 = 2(125+122)
\n" ); document.write( "494 = 2(247)\r
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