One says, "Give me a hundred, friend! I shall then become twice as rich as you." The other replies, "If you give me ten, I shall be six times as rich as you." Tell me what is the amount of their respective capital?
To find:
(1) Total amount of A.
(2) Total amount of B.
Suppose A has Rs x and B has Rs y
According to the given conditions,
x + 100 = 2(y − 100)
x + 100 = 2y − 200
x − 2y = −300 ....(1)
and
y + 10 = 6(x − 10)
y + 10 = 6x − 60
6x − y = 70 ....(2)
Multiplying equation (2) by 2 we get
12x − 2y = 140 ....(3)
Subtracting (1) from (3), we get
11x = 440
x = 40
Substituting the value of x in equation (1), we get
40 − 2y = −300
−2y = −340
y = 170
Hence $\mathrm{A}$ has $x=$ Rs 40 and $\mathrm{B}$ has $y=$ Rs 170