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Mac has £ 3 more than Ken, but then Ken wins on the horses and trebles his money, so that he now has £ 2 more than the original amount of money that the two boys had between them. How much money did Mac and Ken have between them before Ken's win ?

A. £ 9

B. £ 11

C. £ 13

D. £ 15

Answer: Option C

Solution (By Examveda Team)

Let money with Ken = x. Then, money with Mac = x + £ 3.
Now, 3x = (x + x + £ 3) + £ 2 ⇔ x = £ 5.
Therefore Total money with Mac and Ken = 2x + £ 3 = £ 13.

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Noor -Ul-Huda:

4 years ago

I have a confusion in step 3x=x+(x+3)+2. What is 3x? Kindly help me.

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