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Peter had 3/4 as much money as James at first. After receiving $12 each, Peter had 3/5 as much money as James. How much money did Peter have at first?
15 years ago

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bobpursley
p=3/4 J
p+12= 3/5(j+12)
Can you solve for P and J?
15 years ago

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