Richard had twice as much money as Precious at first. After Precious spent $23.10, Richard had 8 times as much money as Precious. How much did Richard have? And the answer is 61 point something
Let's assume that Precious initially had x dollars.
We are given that Richard had twice as much money as Precious at first, so Richard had 2x dollars.
After Precious spent $23.10, she had x - 23.10 dollars remaining.
Richard had 8 times as much money as Precious at that point, so 2x = 8(x - 23.10).
Simplifying the equation, we have 2x = 8x - 184.8.
Subtracting 2x from both sides, we get 0 = 6x - 184.8.
Adding 184.8 to both sides, we have 6x = 184.8.
Dividing both sides by 6, we find x = 30.8.
Therefore, Richard initially had 2x = 2 * 30.8 = 61.6 dollars.