Question 177555
let m and a be the amount of money meghan and andrew each have respectively
:
m=a+100.....eq 1
m-20=5a.....eq 2
:
take m's value from eq 1 and plug it into eq 2
:
a+100-20=5a
:
4a=80
:
{{{highlight(a=20)}}}dollars for Andrew
:
{{{highlight(m=a+100=20+100=120)}}}dollars for Meghan