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document.write( "Suppose Vivian had V dollars and her brother had B dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "After spending 2/5 of his B dollars, her brother had B-(2/5)B = (3/5)B = 78 dollars left. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Vivian spent 1/3 of her V dollars and had V-(1/3)V = (2/3)V, the same amount of\r\n" );
document.write( "money as her brother, which was 78 dollars. So \r\n" );
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document.write( "So in the beginning, Vivian had $117 and her brother had $130.\r\n" );
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