Question

Alex and Jim have equal amounts of money. Each day, Alex spends $5 and Jim spends $3. When Alex has $8 left, Jim has 4 times as much money left as Alex. How much money does each boy have at first?

Answer 1

I don't think they would have equal amounts at first since the numbers are different. This is what I did to find out how much $ each had at the first place: 

Alex spend $5 a day x 7(days of the week)= $35 + $8 = $43 ( total $ Alex had at the beginning).

Jim spend $3 x 7 = $21 Since Jim left 4 times more than Alex which is $8 you multiply $8 x 4= $32+ $21= $53. That's what Jim had at first.

I hope I helped :)