Question

the ratio if john's money to Fred's money is 8:3.If john gives fred $6,john will have twice as much money as fred.How much money does john have before he gives fred money?

Answer 1

This is kind of tricky, you know.

Answer 2

not for that smart brain of yours

Answer 3

My brain isn't smart. *I* am. ;)


HAHA
Kidding ^^

What's tricky is explaining it to you. Let me think of a way...

Answer 4

lol your funny

Answer 5

i need to hurry cause my mom is rushing me

Answer 6

This isn't something that we can solve in a hurry :>
Maybe you should rest now? :D

Answer 7

i cant cause im really busy and this is due tomorrow morning

Answer 8

isnt there something we can work out

Answer 9

can we finish this at 3:30

Answer 10

Well then, your mom's going to have to wait

Answer 11

lol yeah

Answer 12

ok lets start

Answer 13

Okay. I'll try and make this quick. But this is not how it should be done, okay? haha

Answer 14

okay

Answer 15

Suffice it to say, Fred only has 3/8 of John's money.
We're looking for how much John originally had.

Answer 16

yes

Answer 17

So. John's original amount is x
Fred's is 3/8 x

Answer 18

yes

Answer 19

Now if John gives Fred 6, his amount will become
x - 6
because he loses 6, right?

What happens to Fred's money?

Answer 20

he will gain 6

Answer 21

so his amount becomes...?

Answer 22

9

Answer 23

no. Where did you get that? haha
His amount was originally 3/8 x
so you just add 6 to that

Answer 24

6 3/8

Answer 25

\[\Large \frac38x + 6\]
more like :P

Answer 26

So John's new amount is x - 6
and that thing up there ^
is Fred's new amount

Apparently, with these new amounts, John has twice Fred's money.

So, in equations, that'd be
\[\Large x - 6 = 2\left[\frac38x + 6\right]\]

Answer 27

Now solve for x as you did last time

Answer 28

thats really confusing like last time lol

Answer 29

It's just the fraction.
But actually, you just distribute the 2 to the two terms inside the []
much like you did with the 6 earlier.

Answer 30

x-6=6/8+12

Answer 31

is that correct

Answer 32

It is.
You can multiply everything by 8 to get rid of that denominator.

Answer 33

And again, you missed a spot.
x's don't just disappear XD

Answer 34

\[\Large x - 6 = 2\left[\frac38\color{red}x + 6\right]\]

Answer 35

i still don't get it can you just tell me what x is

Answer 36

please friend

Answer 37

friends are suppose to help friends

Answer 38

I have a name, you know LOL

Answer 39

please help me terence

Answer 40

what is x suppose to be

Answer 41

lol that's just an alias I've been using.

I'll multiply by 8, you do the rest.

You CAN do it, because you did it before lol

8x - 48 = 6x + 96

Now solve it.

Answer 42

plus 48 to both sides

Answer 43

???????????

Answer 44

Yup.
You get...?

Answer 45

or minus 96 to both sides

Answer 46

Better to add 48 to both sides.

Answer 47

8x=6x+144

Answer 48

??

Answer 49

good. Next?

Answer 50

-6x to both sides

Answer 51

Okay. And you get...?

Answer 52

2x=144 which x equals 72 yes

Answer 53

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 54

And that's the answer.
See? You CAN do it.
You don't need me to tell you the answer haha

Answer 55

lol

Answer 56

do you want your reward

Answer 57

new medal? haha
sure ^_^