Question

Three children each had the same amount of money withdrew from their savings accounts. One of the children withdrew a quarter of his money and spent it all on a $25 T-shirt. What was the total amount of money originally in the accounts?

Answer 1

Each Children had
`\$ 100` in their accounts.

Explanation:

Given:

Three children each had the same amount of money withdrew from their savings accounts.

One of the children withdrew a quarter of his money and spent it all on a $25 T-shirt

Solution:

Let the total money in the account be x

One of the children withdrew a quarter of his money=
`(1)/(4) * x= \$25`

`x=$25*4= $100`

∴ Each Children had
`\$ 100` in their accounts.