Answer:
James has 20 more coins than Reggie
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Total number of coins with James and Reggie = 60
If James would agree to give 1/4 of his coins to Reggie, they would then have exactly the same number of coins
To find: number of coins with James and Reggie
Solution:
Let x denote number of coins with James and y denote number of coins with Reggie.
According to question,
[tex]x+y=60\\x-\frac{x}{4} =y+\frac{x}{4} \\x-y=\frac{2x}{4} \\x=2y[/tex]
Put [tex]x=2y[/tex] in [tex]x+y=60[/tex]
[tex]2y+y=60\\3y=60\\y=\frac{60}{3}=20\\ x=2y=2(20)=40[/tex]
So,
number of coins with James = 40
number of coins with Reggie = 20
James has 20 more coins than Reggie
