Peter and paul each had an equal amount of money each day peter spent dhs 36 and paul - Maths - Practical Geometry

Question

Peter and paul each had an equal amount of money each day peter
spent dhs 36 and paul spent dhs48 when paul used up all of his
money peter still had dhs 240 left how much money did each of them
have at first

Lovina Kansal · Accepted Answer

Dear student
Let the money Peter and Paul have on first day be Dhs xLet the number of days they spent money be Dhs y
According to question,x=36y+240                
(1)x=48y                           
(2)Equating eq(1) and (2), we get36y+240=48y⇒240=12y⇒y=20And x=4820⇒x=960Therefore Peter and Paul have Dhs 960 on first day
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Peter and paul each had an equal amount of money . each day peter spent dhs.36 and paul spent dhs48 . when paul used up all of his money . peter still had dhs 240 left . how much money did each of them have at first