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John has Rs.50 more than what Smith has. If Smith takes Rs. 35 from John; the money Smith has now is twice of what is left with John. Fi
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John has Rs.50 more than what Smith has. If Smith takes Rs. 35 from John; the money Smith has now is twice of what is left with John. Find, how much money did each has originally? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! John has Rs.50 more than what Smith has. If Smith takes Rs. 35 from John; the money Smith has now is twice of what is left with John. Find, how much money did each has originally?
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Equations:
j = s + 50
s+35 = 2(j-35)
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Substitute for "j" and solve for "s":
s+35 = 2(s+50-35)
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s+35 = 2(s+15)
s+35 = 2s+30
s = 5 (Smith had Rs.5)
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Solve for "j":
j = s + 50
j = 5+50 (John had Rs.55)
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Stan H.
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