Hossan had $5 more pocket money than Daniel each week. Each of them spent $20 per week on food and saved the rest. When Hossan saved $60, Daniel only saved $30.

Question

Hossan had $5 more pocket money than Daniel each week. Each of them spent $20 per week on food and saved the rest. When Hossan saved $60, Daniel only saved $30.
(a) How long did they take to save the above amount of money?
(b) How much pocket money did Daniel receive each week?

oobleck · Answer

(a) since Hossan saved $5 more each week, he had $30 more after 6 weeks (b) Daniel got $25 per week