Problema Solution

Liliy and sara had an equal amount of money at first. After lily spent $18 and Sara spent $25, lily had twice as much as Sara. How much money did each of them have at first?

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Liliy and Sara had an equal amount of money at first


lets say that each of them had x dollars


After Lily spent $18 and Sara spent $25, Lily had twice as much as Sara would mean:


x - 18 = 2(x - 25)


by solving this equation we get:


x = $32


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each of them had $32 at first.