Rachel has twice as much money as Paul. If I gave Rachel $250, she will then have three times as much as Paul. How much did each

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2 years ago

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of them have originally?

2 answers:

scZoUnD [109] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-27T20:02:13+03:00

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Answer:

Paul have $250 and Rachel have $500 originally.

Step-by-step explanation:

Rachel: 2x

Paul: x

If I gave Rachel $250, then:

Rachel: 2x + 250

Paul: 3x

We have he equation:

2x + 250 = 3x

2x - 3x = -250

-x = -250

x = 250

melamori03 [73] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-27T18:03:56+03:00

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Let's make "x" the amount of Paul.

2x = Rachel.

This means that 2x + 250 = 3x.

Solve:

2x + 250 = 3x

2x - 3x = 250

-x = 250

x = 250

So that means Paul had 250 dollars.

And Rachel had 500 dollars.