Transfer Game

Algebra Level 2

Two persons A A and B B have a total sum of $ 320 \$320 . First, A A gives 20 % 20\% of what he has to B B . Then B B gives 20 % 20\% of what he now has back to A A . If the ratio of the final amount of person B B to the final amount of person A A is 1.5 1.5 , what was the initial amount that person A A had?

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The answer is 100.

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Sep 12, 2020

Let the initial and end amounts A A and B B have be a 0 a_0 and b 0 b_0 , and a 1 a_1 and b 1 b_1 . Then a 0 + b 0 = a 1 + b 1 = 320 a_0+b_0 = a_1+b_1 = 320 .

Since b 1 a 1 = 3 2 \dfrac {b_1}{a_1} =\dfrac 32 , a 1 + 3 2 a 1 = 320 a 1 = 128 \implies a_1 + \dfrac 32 a_1 = 320 \implies a_1 = 128 and b 1 = 192 b_1 = 192 .

Then we have:

{ b 1 = 0.8 ( 0.2 a 0 + b 0 ) 0.16 a 0 + 0.8 b 0 = 192 . . . ( 1 ) a 1 = 0.8 a 0 + 0.2 ( 0.2 a 0 + b 0 ) 0.84 a + 0.2 b 0 = 128 . . . ( 2 ) \begin{cases} b_1 = 0.8(0.2a_0+b_0) & \implies 0.16 a_0 + 0.8 b_0 = 192 & ...(1) \\ a_1 = 0.8a_0 + 0.2(0.2a_0+b_0) & \implies 0.84a+0.2b_0 = 128 & ...(2) \end{cases}

From 4 × ( 2 ) ( 1 ) : 3.2 a 0 = 320 a 0 = 100 4\times(2) - (1): \ 3.2a_0 = 320 \implies a_0 = \boxed{100} .

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