Judy has $100 and Elenore has $75. Judy is saving $5 per day and Elenore is saving $7 per day. (4 points)
After the number of days it took both to have the same amount of money saved, how much money do they have each?
Let's denote the number of days it took for both Judy and Elenore to have the same amount of money saved as "x".
Judy saves $5 per day, so after x days, she will have saved 5*x dollars.
Elenore saves $7 per day, so after x days, she will have saved 7*x dollars.
Given that Judy starts with $100 and Elenore starts with $75, we can set up the equation 100 + 5x = 75 + 7x.
Subtracting 5x from both sides of the equation, we have 100 = 75 + 2x.
Subtracting 75 from both sides of the equation, we have 25 = 2x.
Dividing both sides of the equation by 2, we have x = 12.5.
After 12.5 days, both Judy and Elenore will have the same amount of money saved.
Judy will have saved 5*12.5 = $<<5*12.5=62.50>>62.50.
Elenore will have saved 7*12.5 = $<<7*12.5=87.50>>87.50.
Therefore, after 12.5 days, Judy will have $62.50 saved, and Elenore will have $87.50 saved.
To calculate the number of days it took both Judy and Elenore to have the same amount of money saved, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of $5 and $7.
The LCM of 5 and 7 is 35.
To find out how much money they each have after 35 days, we can multiply the daily savings by the number of days.
Judy: $5/day * 35 days = $175
Elenore: $7/day * 35 days = $245
Therefore, after 35 days, Judy has $175 and Elenore has $245.
To find out how long it takes for Judy and Elenore to have the same amount of money saved, we need to set up an equation.
Let's assume it takes x number of days for both of them to have the same amount of money saved.
Judy saves $5 per day, so after x days, she would have saved 5x dollars.
Elenore saves $7 per day, so after x days, she would have saved 7x dollars.
To find out when they have the same amount of money saved, we can set up the following equation:
5x = 7x
Now we can solve for x:
Subtract 5x from both sides:
0 = 2x
Divide both sides by 2:
0/2 = 2x/2
0 = x
So, it takes 0 days for Judy and Elenore to have the same amount of money saved.
Now, let's calculate how much money they each have after 0 days:
Judy has $100 + ($5 per day * 0 days) = $100
Elenore has $75 + ($7 per day * 0 days) = $75
Therefore, Judy has $100 and Elenore has $75 after 0 days.
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To determine the number of days it takes for Judy and Elenore to have the same amount of money saved, we can set up the equation:
100 + 5x = 75 + 7x,
where x represents the number of days.
Subtracting 5x from both sides, we get:
100 = 75 + 2x.
Subtracting 75 from both sides, we have:
25 = 2x.
Dividing both sides by 2, we find:
x = 12.5.
Therefore, it takes 12.5 days for Judy and Elenore to have the same amount of money saved.
To determine how much money they each have after 12.5 days:
Judy saves $5 per day, so after 12.5 days, she will have saved 5 * 12.5 = $62.50.
Elenore saves $7 per day, so after 12.5 days, she will have saved 7 * 12.5 = $87.50.
Therefore, after 12.5 days, Judy will have $62.50 saved, and Elenore will have $87.50 saved.