Jason and Jessica had an equal number of dollars.After Jessica gave $50 to Jason, he had 5 times as many dollars as her.Find the total number of dollars they had.
Let x = original $, then Jason has x + 50 and Jessica has x - 50.
x + 50 = 5(x - 50)
Solve for x and multiply that by 2.
Sorry, I forgot that this was fourth grade.
x + 50 = 5(x - 50)
Get rid of parenthesis by multiplying the right side by 5 = 5x -250
x +50 = 5x - 250
Add 250 and subtract x from both sides.
300 = 4x
Divide both sides by 4 and then multiply the answer by 2.
3300
+40000
75
To find the total number of dollars that Jason and Jessica had, we can set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's say the initial amount of money both Jason and Jessica had is x dollars.
After Jessica gave $50 to Jason, he had 5 times as many dollars as her, which means Jason had 5(x+50) dollars.
Since Jason and Jessica initially had an equal amount of money, Jason had x dollars as well.
Now we can create an equation:
x + 50 = 5(x+50)
We can solve this equation to find the value of x.
Expanding the equation, we get:
x + 50 = 5x + 250
Combining like terms, we have:
4x = 200
Dividing both sides by 4, we find:
x = 50
So, initially, both Jason and Jessica had $50 each.
To find the total number of dollars they had, we can add the amounts together:
Total = Jason's money + Jessica's money
Total = x + x
Total = $50 + $50
Total = $100
Therefore, the total number of dollars they had is $100.