Question 1116496: Hi
jane Susan and lily had some money in the ratio of 4:7:5 when susan gave 15 dollars to jane they each had the same amount of money. How much money did lily have.
thanks
Found 3 solutions by josgarithmetic, ikleyn, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Jane, Susan, and Lily each had at first, 4x, 7x, and 5x dollars.
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they each had the same amount of money.
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"They", meaning all three of them?
Answer by ikleyn(52800)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! .
Jane, Susan and Lilly have 4x, 7x and 5x dollars, respectively, where x is some unknown amount of dollars.
The condition says
4x + 15 = 7x - 15,
which implies
15 + 15 = 7x - 4x, or
30 = 3x ====> x =  = 10 dollars.
Answer. Lilly has 5*10 = 50 dollars.
Solved.
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Hi
jane Susan and lily had some money in the ratio of 4:7:5 when susan gave 15 dollars to jane they each had the same amount of money. How much money did lily have.
thanks
They all can't have the same amount after Susan gives $15 to Jane.
Therefore, by "they each had the same amount of money," you must mean Jane and Susan. As such, Lily has 
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