Question

Henry had $22 and Ben had $17. Henry spent twice as much as Ben and was left with half as much as Ben. The amount of money that Ben spent is $____.

Answer 1

Ben spent 9$

Explanation:

Ben=x Henry=2x

17-x= 2(22-2x)

17-x=44-4x

-x+4x=44-17

3x=27

x=27/3

x=9 $ Ben spent