document.write( "Question 1206052: Hi
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document.write( "Ryan had $120 more than Kaden. Kaden had 1/4 as much as Ryan. Both of them spent a total of $170. As a result Kaden had 2/3 as much as Ryan.
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document.write( "A) how much did they have altogether in the end.
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document.write( "B) how much did Kaden have in the end. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #843245 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Kaden had 1/4 as mush as Ryan: \n" ); document.write( "let x = amount Kaden had \n" ); document.write( "then 4x = amount Ryan had \n" ); document.write( "Ryan had $120 more than Kaden: \n" ); document.write( "4x = x+120 \n" ); document.write( "3x = 120 \n" ); document.write( "x = 40 \n" ); document.write( "Kaden had x = $40; Ryan had 4x = $160. That's a total of $200. \n" ); document.write( "The two of them spent a total of $170; the amount they had left was $30. \n" ); document.write( "In the end, Kaden had 2/3 as much as Ryan: \n" ); document.write( "let 2x = amount Kaden had at the end \n" ); document.write( "let 3x = amount Ryan had at the end \n" ); document.write( "2x+3x = 30 \n" ); document.write( "5x = 30 \n" ); document.write( "x = 6 \n" ); document.write( "Kaden finished with 2x = $12; Ryan finished with 3x = $18. \n" ); document.write( "ANSWERS: \n" ); document.write( "A) $30 \n" ); document.write( "B) $12 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |