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Elias had 3 time as much money as munah.Elias spent $240 and munah received $60 from her brother. In the end.Elias and munah had the same amount of money.How much did elias have at first

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Final answer:

Elias had $450 initially. This was found by setting up equations based on the relationship that he had 3 times Munah's money and the fact they ended up with the same amount after Elias spent $240 and Munah received $60.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves solving a problem where Elias had 3 times as much money as Munah. After Elias spent $240 and Munah received $60, they ended up with equal amounts of money. Let's call the amount of money that Elias had initially as 'E' and the amount that Munah had initially as 'M'.

From the statement, we know that:

  • E = 3M
  • E - $240 = M + $60

Substitute the value of E from the first equation into the second equation:

  • 3M - $240 = M + $60

Rearranging terms, we get:

  • 3M - M = $60 + $240
  • 2M = $300
  • M = $150

Therefore, since M is $150, and E is 3 times M, we find that:

  • E = 3 × $150
  • E = $450

Elias had $450 at first.

User Er Sahaj Arora
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Answer:

$450

Step-by-step explanation:

let m represent the amount of money munah has

That means elias would have 3 * m or 3m dollars.

Then, you have m + 60 = 3m - 240

solve:


m + 60 = 3m -240\\300 = 2m\\m = 150

So munah started with $150. Since elias has 3 times as much, they have 150 * 3 = 450

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