Homework Help: math

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 8:27pm.

Jon and Anne had an equal aount of money. Jon spent $10. Anne spent $30. Now Jon has 2x as much as Anne. How did they each have at 1st?

math - PsyDAG, Friday, February 8, 2013 at 4:42pm
Let x = original amount

x-10 = 2(x-30)

Solve for x.

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