Anne has $28.90 more savings than Beatrice 3 5 of Beatrices savings is the same as 1 2 of Annes savings how much does Anne have in savings?

1 answer

Let Beatrice's savings be x dollars.
Then Anne has x+28.90 dollars in savings.
(3/5)x=(1/2)(x+28.90)
Multiply through by 10 to eliminate fractions:
6x=5(x+28.90)
6x=5x+144.50
6x-5x=144.50
x=144.50
Anne has x+28.90=144.50+28.90=$173.40 in savings. Answer: \boxed{173.40}.