Mary had $488 more than Rachel at first. After each girl spent the same amount of money at a shop, Rachel had 3/5 of her money left while Mary had 6/7 of her money left. How much money did they have left altogether?
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Mary had $488 more than Rachel at first. After each girl spent the same amount of money at a shop, Rachel had 3/5 of her money left while Mary had 6/7 5/7 of her money left. How much money did they have left altogether?
Mary had => 488 + x Rachel had => x
After each girl spent the same amount of money, they were left with:
Mary => 5/7(488 + x) Rachel => 2x/5
Amount of money each girl spent:
Mary => 2/7(488 + x) Rachel => 2x/5
2/7(488 + x) = 2x/5
x = 1220
They had left altogether $ 1952
