James and Cain have some money. If James gives $16 to Cain, James will have 4 times as much money as Cain. If James gives $30 to Cain, the ratio of the amount of money James has to the amount of money Cain has will be 9:4. How much money do they have altogether?

James and Cain have some money. If James gives $16 to Cain, James will have 4 times as much money as Cain. If James gives $30 to Cain, the ratio of the amount of money James has to the amount of money Cain has will be 9:4. How much money do they have altogether?

Advanced Engineering Mathematics

10th Edition

ISBN:9780470458365

Author:Erwin Kreyszig

Publisher:Erwin Kreyszig

Chapter2: Second-order Linear Odes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ

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