<PRE><B>Question 356744</B>
they each have x dollars.
jessica gave 1140 to charity.
lillian gave 580 to charity.


jessica was left with x - 1140 dollars.
lillian was left with x - 580 dollars.


lillian was left with 9 times the money that jessica was left with.


(x - 580) = 9 * (x - 1140)


solve for x.


simplify to get:
x - 580 = 9*x - 9*1140 which becomes:
x - 580 = 9*x - 10260


subtract x from both sides of the equation to get:


-580 = 8*x - 10260


add 10260 to both sides of the equation to get:


10260 - 580 = 8*x which becomes 9680 = 8*x


divide both sides of the equation by 8 to get:


x = 1210.


they both started with 1210.


jessica gave away 1140 to be left with 70 dollars.


lillian gave away 580 to be left with 630 dollars


lillian is left with 630 / 70 = 9 times as much as jessica.


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