Some children share an amount of money equally and each of them gets $20. If the number of children sharing the same amount of money is reduced by 5, each child will get $40. Find the amount of money.

Question

Some children share an amount of money equally and each of them gets $20. If the number of children sharing the same amount of money is reduced by 5, each child will get $40. Find the amount of money.

Answer 1

M = 20C = 40(C-5)

C = 2(C-5)

C=2C -10

C = 10

$200 split 10 ways is $20 per child

$200 split 5 ways is $40 per child