SOLUTION: Together, Dante and Mia have a total of 350 pennies in their piggy banks. After Dante lost ½ of his pennies and Mia lost ⅓ of her pennies, they both had an equal number of pe
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Question 971874: Together, Dante and Mia have a total of 350 pennies in their piggy banks. After Dante lost ½ of his pennies and Mia lost ⅓ of her pennies, they both had an equal number of pennies. Altogether, how many pennies did they lose? Found 2 solutions by anand429, Boreal:Answer by anand429(138) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! dante + mia =350
dante/2 = (2/3)*mia (after losing pennies)
=> dante =(4/3)*mia
Putting in original equation,
(4/3)*mia + mia =350
=> mia = 150
So, dante= 200
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=D pennies y=Mia pennies
x/2 =2Y/3 She lost 1/3, so she has 2/3 left
But x+y =350
x=350-y
(350-y)/2 = 2y/3
cross-multiply
3(350-y)=4y
1050-3y =4y
7y=1050
y=150 Mia; she loses a third, she has 100
x=200 Dante; he loses half, he has 100
