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document.write( "Kaden and Dan had a total of $240 . Kaden gave 1/5 to Dan. As a result both had the same amount of money in the end. How much did Dan have at first.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #836109 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Kaden and Dan had a total of $240 . Kaden gave 1/5 to Dan. As a result both had the same amount of money in the end. How much did Dan have at first. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let Kaden have $x then Don will have the balance (240-x)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Kaden gave 1/5 to Dan.(1/5 x)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " So Kaden has (4/5)x \n" ); document.write( "Don will have (240-x) + (1/5) x \n" ); document.write( "=240-(4/5)x \n" ); document.write( "They both had same amount after sharing\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(4/5)x = 240-(4/5)x \n" ); document.write( "(8/5)x =240 \n" ); document.write( "8x = 5*240 \n" ); document.write( "x = 5*240/8\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x =150\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Kaden has $150 \n" ); document.write( "Don has $90\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |