Laqueta has three times as many quarters as Pablo if they each spend $.50 Laqueta will have five times as many quarters as Pablo how many quarters do Laqueta and Pablo have now?

Number of quarters with Pablo = 4

Number of quarters with Laqueta = 12

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that:

Laqueta has three times as many quarters as Pablo.

They both spend $0.50.

After that Laqueta will have 5 times as many quarters as Pablo.

To find:

Number of quarters with Laqueta and Pablo now?

Solution:

Let number of quarters with Laqueta =

Let number of quarters with Pablo =

As per given statement:

In $0.50, there are 2 quarters:

After spending $0.50, number of quarters left with both of them:

Number of quarters left with Laqueta = - 2 =  

Money left with Pablo = - 2

As per given statement:

Therefore, the answer is:

Number of quarters with Pablo = 4

Number of quarters with Laqueta = = 12

the answer is c)8

step-by-step explanaction:

c - they will have the same distribution

step-by-step explanation:

this is the only one that could make sense. : )