Question 1194913
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Asher had $460 more money than Oscar at first. After Asher spent 3/4 of his money to buy a pair of pants 
and Oscar spent 1/5 of his money to buy a blouse, they had a total of $254 left. 
How much more did the pair of pants cost than the blouse?
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Originally Oscar had x dollars;  Asher had (x+460) dollars.


After spending, they had  {{{(4/5)x}}}  (Oskar) and  {{{(1/4)*(x+460)}}}  (Asher).


The sum of money which left gives an equation for x

    {{{(4/5)x}}} + {{{(1/4)*(x+460)}}} = 254  dollars.


To find x, multiply both sides by 5*4 = 20; then simplify

    16x + 5x + 2300 = 254*20

        21x = 254*20 - 2300 = 2780

          x                 = 2780/21 = 132.38095  dollars.


Would the numbers in the problem be correct, x must be integer number of cents.


Since it is not so, I conclude that the input numbers in the problem are DEFECTIVE.


<U>ANSWER</U>.  The input numbers in the problem are DEFECTIVE.
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You stole my time by posting defective problem.