SOLUTION: Pinky has half as much money as Richie. If Richie gives Pinky 5 pesos, pinky will have 5 pesos less than Richie has then. How much money did Pinky and Richie have together original

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Question 1127566: Pinky has half as much money as Richie. If Richie gives Pinky 5 pesos, pinky will have 5 pesos less than Richie has then. How much money did Pinky and Richie have together originally?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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p, how much Pinky had
2p, how much Richie had

2p-5, Richie's new amount
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p+5, pinky's new amount
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pinky will have 5 pesos less than Richie has then.
p%2B5=%282p-5%29-5

p%2B5=2p-10
5%2B10=p
p=15

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How much money did Pinky and Richie have together originally?
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Pinky had 15 pesos.
Richie had 30 pesos.