Question

If Owen gives $40 to Charley, the will have an equal amount of money. If Charley gives $80 to Owen, the ratio of Owen's money to Charley's money will be 4-1.How much money does Owen have in the beginning?

Work: I don't have much but
X=Owen
C=charley
X=C-40
4C=O+80

Answer 1

not quite

If they start out with o and c dollars, then

o-40 = c+40
4(c-80) = o+80
rearrange things a bit and you have

o-c = 80
o-4c = -400
3c = 480
c = 160
now find o

Answer 2

0=240