Question

anne has $28.90 more savings than beatrice. 3/5 of beatrice's savings is the same as 1/2 of anne's savings. how much does anne have in savings?

Answer 1

A=b+28.90
3b/5=a/2
3b/5=(b+28.90)/2
3b/5=b/2+14.45
b/10=14.45
b=144.5
a=144.5+28.90
a=173.4
Anne has $173.40
Beatrice has $144.50