Prize money: Two friends have some twenty-dollar bills and each has less than five hundred dollars. Each of them has entered a contest in which the prize is $200.
The first friend declares: If I win the contest, I'll just be as rich as you.
The second replies: Yes, but if I win the contest, I'll be five times as rich as you.
How much money does each of them have in their pockets?

Question

Prize money: Two friends have some twenty-dollar bills and each has less than five hundred dollars. Each of them has entered a contest in which the prize is $200. 
The first friend declares: If I win the contest, I'll just be as rich as you. 
The second replies: Yes, but if I win the contest, I'll be five times as rich as you. 
How much money does each of them have in their pockets?

anonymous · Answer

a + 200=b first friend
b+200=5a second friend