Question

Ryan made a deal with Noelle so that he could borrow her calculator. Each time Ryan borrowed Noelle’s calculator, Noelle would first triple Ryan’s money, and then Ryan would give Noelle twenty-seven cents. Ryan was broke after borrowing Noelle’s calculator three times. How many cents did Ryan have at the start?

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Answer 1

It would be 9

Explanation:

3 cents every time so then he said he would triple it so he borrowed it 3 times 3*3*3=27

Answer 2

He had 13 cents

Explanation:

1. 3R - 27

2. 9R - 27 * 3 - 27 = 9R - 27 * 4

3. 27R - 27 * 12 - 27 = 27R - 27 * 13

soo. 27R = 27*13

R=13