Asked by Tria

Chip and Arlene have 60 shares of stock between the two of them. If you double the number arlene has and halve the number chip has, then they ahve the same number of shares. How many shares does charlene have?
Answered by bobpursley
A+C=60
2A=C/2

Who is charlene? Is Charlene Chip?
Answered by Tria
Arlene* sorry about that
Answered by Tria
is the answer 30?
Answered by Reiny
no, not 30

look at bob's last equation of
2A = C/2
then C = 4A, sub that into
A+C = 60
A + 4A = 60
5A = 60
A = 12
C = 48