SOLUTION: Jack and harry are class-fellows.they received equal amounts as pocket money from their fathers on certain day.jack bought an ice cream cup while harry bought three ice cream cupso

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Question 943818: Jack and harry are class-fellows.they received equal amounts as pocket money from their fathers on certain day.jack bought an ice cream cup while harry bought three ice cream cupsof the same kind if the remaining amounts of jack and harry were 40 and 20 respectively.
A.find amount they received as pocket money.
b.the price of an ice cream
solve by simultaneous equation
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Jack and harry are class-fellows.they received equal amounts as pocket money from their fathers on certain day.
jack bought an ice cream cup while harry bought three ice cream cups of the same kind if the remaining amounts of jack and harry were 40 and 20 respectively.f
:
let p = price of an ice cream cup
then
p + 40 = 3p + 20
40 - 20 = 3p - p
20 = 2p
p = 20/2
p = $10 for a cup of ice cream!!
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Then
10 + 40 = $50 was their initial amt of pocket money