Answer:
Josh had $18 and Carly had $8.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Josh had $10 more than Carly.
Josh gave Carly half of his money, then Carly had more money than josh, so she gave Josh $4. Then they both had $13.
Question asked:
How much money did each person start?
Solution:
Let Carly start with money be
Then, Josh start with =
According to question:
For Josh :
<h3><em><u>Josh gave Carly half of $10 and received $4 from Carly having $13 at last, so the equation will be:-</u></em></h3>
Subtracting both sides by 9,
Multiplying both sides by 2,
Carly start with money be = $8
Josh start with = = 8 + 10 = $18
Therefore, at starting, Josh had $18 and Carly had $8.