steve and andrew had $540 altogether. Steve gave 1/7 of his money to andrew. In return andrew gave 1/4 of the total amount he had to steve. Then they had both an equal amount of money. How much did steve have at first.
Steve and Andrew had $540 altogether. Steve gave 1/7 of his money to Andrew. In return, Andrew gave 1/4 of the total amount he had to Steve. Then they had both an equal amount of money. How much did Steve have at first?
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s + a = 540
s = 540 - a
a + (540 - a)/7 = 360
a = 330
Steve had $210