Question

Juanita and Brett had $280 altogether. After Juanita spent 1/2 of her money and Brett spent 1/4 of his money, they each had the same amount of money left. How much money did Juanita have at first?

Answer 1

"Juanita and Brett had $280 altogether" translates to:
j + b = 280

"After Juanita spent 1/2 of her money and Brett spent 1/4 of his money, they each had the same amount of money left" translates to
j - (1/2)j = b - (1/4)b

Answer 2

So what we have is a system where
j + b = 280
j - j/2 = b - b/4

and j represents the amount of money juanita had originally
and b represents the amount of money brett had originally
and we are asked to solve for j.

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