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document.write( "Ali and Samuel both had the same amount of money after Samuel gave $15 to Ali.\r\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of Ali's money to Samuel's was 7:5. How much did each of them have at the beginning?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Help please I don't understand\r\n" );
document.write( "Ali and Samuel both had the same amount of money. After Samuel gave $15 to Ali, the ratio of Ali's\r\n" );
document.write( "money to Samuel's was 7:5. How much did each of them have at the beginning?\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let the original amount each had, be A\r\n" );
document.write( "After giving $15 to Ali, Samuel had A - 15 remaining\r\n" );
document.write( "After receiving $15 from Samuel, Ali had A + 15 \r\n" );
document.write( "Since the ratio of Ali's money to Samuel's money - after the transfer - was 7:5, we get the\r\n" );
document.write( "following PROPORTION, \r\n" );
document.write( "                    5(A + 15) = 7(A - 15) ----- Cross-multiplying\r\n" );
document.write( "                      5A + 75 = 7A - 105\r\n" );
document.write( "                      5A - 7A = - 105 - 75\r\n" );
document.write( "                         - 2A = - 180\r\n" );
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