Answer:
£30
Step-by-step explanation:
Let Brian initially had money in his wallet = £x
and Colin had the money = £y
Since ratio of money in Brian's wallet to Colin's wallet was 5 : 1
Therefore,
⇒ x = 5y -------(1)
Brian spent £27 that day, so money left with him = £(x - 27)
After spending the money Brian had £3 less than Colin.
(x - 27) = (y - 3)
x = y + 27 - 3
x = y + 24 -------(2)
Now we equate the equations (1) and (2) for the value of x,
5y = y + 24
5y - y = 24
4y = 24
y = £6
From equation (2),
x = 6 + 24
x = £30
Therefore, Brian initially had £30.
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