Question

Jeanette wants save money,but she has not been good at it in the past.The ratio of the amount of money in jeanette's saving account to the amount of money in her checking account was 1:6. Because jeanette is trying to get better at saving money,she moves some money out of her checking account and into her saving account.Now,the ratio of the amount of money in her savings account to the amount of money in her checking account is 4:3. If jeanette had 936 dl in her checking account before moving money,how much money does jeanette have in each account after moving money ?

Answer 1

If  jeanette had  $936 in her checking account then the money in her savings account was 1/6 of this which is $156
Thats a total of 936 + 156 = $1092.
After moving the money to savings account the ratio savings : checking in 4:3  so  she has 4/7 * 1092 =  $624 in savings and  3/7 * 1092 =  $468 in checking account.
Answer: 624 dollars in savings and 468 dollars in the checking account