SOLUTION: Hi jeremy and alicia had a total 360 dollars. Jeremy had 24 dollars more than alicia. Alicia spent 3 times as much as Jeremy and was left with 50 percent of the amount of money J

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Question 1105963: Hi
jeremy and alicia had a total 360 dollars. Jeremy had 24 dollars more than alicia. Alicia spent 3 times as much as Jeremy and was left with 50 percent of the amount of money Jeremy had left.
how much had Jeremy left.
thanks
Answer by ikleyn(52781) (Show Source):
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Step 1

Find their initial assets. J + A = 360 J - A = 24 ----------------Add the equations. You will get 2J = 360 + 24 = 384 ====> J = = 192. Thus initially Jeremy had 192 dollars; Alicia had 192 - 24 = 168 dollars.

Step 2

Let "x" = Jeremy spent. Then Alicia spent 3x, and the condition says 168 - 3x = 0.5*(192-x). Solve for x and then evaluate 192-x.

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