SOLUTION: Both Ross and Jackson have the same amount of money at first. Ross gives ¼ of his money to Jackson:
What is the new ratio of Jackson’s money to Ross’s money?
If Jackson has
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What is the new ratio of Jackson’s money to Ross’s money?
If Jackson has
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Question 1191184: Both Ross and Jackson have the same amount of money at first. Ross gives ¼ of his money to Jackson:
What is the new ratio of Jackson’s money to Ross’s money?
If Jackson has $30 now, how much did Ross have at first ?
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Both Ross and Jackson have the same amount of money at first. Ross gives ¼ of his money to Jackson:
What is the new ratio of Jackson’s money to Ross’s money?
If Jackson has $30 now, how much did Ross have at first ?
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Originally they have equal amounts of x dollars each.
After giving/receiving, they have 0.75x (Ross) and 1.25x (Jackson).
(a) After giving/receiving, the ratio is = = .
(b) If Jackson has $30 after receiving, it means 1.25x = 30, x = = 24.
ANSWER. Ross had x= 24 dollars, at first (same as Jackson had at first).
Since in the problem Ross gives 1/4 of his money to Jackson, we can make the computations required to solve the problem easier if we have each of them starting with an amount 4x instead of just "x".
So the 1/4 of Ross's money that he gives to Jackson is x, making Ross's amount 3x and Jackson's amount 5x.
ANSWER 1: The new ratio of Jackson's money to Ross's money is 5x:3x = 5:3
If Jackson now has $30, then 5x=$30 and x=$6. So each of them started with 4x=$24.
