Question

a total of $30 was placed in for envelopes a different amount in each one money from the largest share was taken up to double each of the other two amounts the resulting amounts where the same as before but in different envelopes what were the four amounts of money

Answer 1

The answer is 2, 4, 8 and 16 (added=$30) 
Take $14 from the highest amount = $2 for that envelope 
Double the original $2 = $4 
Double the $4 = $8 
Double the $6 = $16 
Thus, $2,4,8,16, but all in different envelopes