Raju and Tom had the same amount of money at first. After Raju spend $2590 and Tom Spent $320, Tom had 6 times as much money as Raju.
How much did Raju have at first?
2590
Solve using model

Raju (as well as Tom) had $2724 at first.

Step-by-step explanation:

At first, each of them had x

We know that

(x - $320) = 6 * (x - $2590)

x - $320 = 6x - 6*$2590

5x = 6*$2590 - $320 = $15220

x = $3044

We can verify that

$3044 - $320 = $2724 = 6 * ($3044 - $2590) = 6 * $454 = $2724

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the simplified form is

step-by-step explanation:

we want to simplify the expression,

let us change the middle bar to a normal division sign to obtain,

we multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction to obtain,

we factor to obtain,

we cancel the common factors to get,

we simplify to get,

the correct answer is b