SOLUTION: Ann and Clint went to the mall with an equal amount of money to buy their mother a birthday present. Ann purchased a $52 bracelet and Clint bought his mother a bottle of perfume fo

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Question 1187517: Ann and Clint went to the mall with an equal amount of money to buy their mother a birthday present. Ann purchased a $52 bracelet and Clint bought his mother a bottle of perfume for $62. After the purchases, Clint had 3/5 of the money that Ann had remaining. How much money did each start with before their purchase?
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"Ann and Clint went to the mall with an equal amount of money..."

Grammatically that is nonsense. Presumably the intended statement is

"Ann and Clint went to the mall with equal amounts of money..."

Let x be the number of dollars each started with. Then Ann finished with x-52 dollars and Clint ended with x-62 dollars.

The amount Clint ended with was 3/5 of the amount Ann ended with:

x-62+=+%283%2F5%29%28x-52%29}

Probably start by multiplying by 5 to clear the fractions....

5%28x-62%29+=+3%28x-52%29
5x-310+=+3x-156

I leave it to you to finish from there.