Question

the ratio of the amount of money Jason had to the amount of money Wilson had was 12:13. After Wilson spent $63, Jason had 3 times as much money as Wilson. How much money did Jason have? How much money did they have altogether in the end?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The ratio of the amount of money Jason had to the amount of money Wilson had was 12:13, then Jason had $12x and Wilson had $13x.

Wilson spent $63, then in the end he had $(13x-63). Since in the end Jason had 3 times as much money as Wilson, then

`(12x)/(13x-63)=3.`

Solve it:

`12x=3(13x-63),\\ \\12x=39x-189,\\ \\27x=189,\\ \\x=7.`

In the beginning Jason had $12·7=$84 and Wilson had $13·7=$91. In the end Jason had $84 and Wilson had $91-$63=$28.

Answer: Jason had $84, in the end altogether they had $84+$28=$112.