SOLUTION: A has rs. 12 and B has Rs. 8; after B has lost a certain sum to A, his money is only three seventeenth of A's; how much did A win?
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Question 759294: A has rs. 12 and B has Rs. 8; after B has lost a certain sum to A, his money is only three seventeenth of A's; how much did A win? Answer by rothauserc(4718) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x be the amount B lost to A, then
8 - x = 3/17 * (12+x)
8 - x = 3*12/17 + 3/17 * x
multiply both side of = by 17
8*17 - 17x = 36 + 3x
20x = 8*17 - 36
20x = 136 - 36
20x = 100
x = 5
A won rs 5
