Minah and farhana had a total of $ 132 . After Farhana spent 1/3 of her money and Minah spent $ 30.50 , Minah had twice as much money as Farhana . How much more money did Minah have than Farhana at first ? Solution let farhana had x$ and minah had (132-x)$ now farhana has = x-(1/3)x = (2/3)x and minah has (132-x-30.5)$ after spending money =>2*(2/3)x = ((132-x)-30.50) (as minah has twice of farhana now) => (4/3)x = 101.5 - x =>(7/3)x = 101.5 => x = 43.50$ fahana had 43.5$ and minah had 132-43.5 = 88.5$ hence minah had 45$ more than farhana at first..