SOLUTION: bill has four times as much money as ben. If bill give ben $24 they would each have the same. How much do they have at the moment? how do you work this question out

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Question 1018484: bill has four times as much money as ben. If bill give ben $24 they would each have the same. How much do they have at the moment?
how do you work this question out

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bill has four times as much money as ben. If bill give ben $24 they would each have the same. How much do they have at the moment?
how do you work this question out
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The equations are 

x = 4y,
x - 24 = y + 24.

where x = $$ of Bill and y = $$ of Ben.

Substitute, and you easily will solve it.