Kaden and Dan had $200 altogether. Kaden gave 2/7 of his money to Dan. As a result, Dan had 4 times as much money as Kaden. How much did Dan have at first?

Question

Illustration of an engaging mathematical problem involving two people named Kaden and Dan who initially have $200. Show Kaden, an East Asian man, giving 2/7 of his money to Dan, a Black man, causing Dan to have 4 times as much money as Kaden. The image does not need to explicitly show the final calculations, but each step of the process - initial sharing, transfer of funds, and the new balances - should be illustrated to indicate that the answer to the problem is $144 originally. No text should be included in the image.

Kaden and Dan had $200 altogether. Kaden gave 2/7 of his money to Dan. As a result, Dan had 4 times as much money as Kaden. How much did Dan have at first?

Show your work to get the answer $144 at first.

Answer 1

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k+d = 200
d + 2/7 k = 4(5/7 k)
Now we want to find d, so
d + 2/7 (200-d) = 4(5/7)(200-d)
d = 144
k = 56

Answer 2

Let's work through this step-by-step:

1. Let's assume that initially, Kaden had x dollars.
2. Therefore, Dan had 200 - x dollars initially (since they had a total of $200).
3. Kaden gave 2/7 of his money to Dan, which is (2/7)x dollars.
4. After Kaden gave away (2/7)x dollars, he was left with x - (2/7)x dollars = (5/7)x dollars.
5. Dan received (2/7)x dollars from Kaden, and as a result, Dan had (200 - x) + (2/7)x dollars.
6. According to the question, Dan had 4 times as much money as Kaden after this transaction. So we can set up the equation: (200 - x) + (2/7)x = 4 * (5/7)x.
7. Simplifying the equation, we get 200 + (2/7)x - (5/7)x = 20x.
8. Combining like terms, we have 200 - (3/7)x = 20x.
9. Adding (3/7)x to both sides, we get 200 = 20x + (3/7)x.
10. Combining like terms again, we have 200 = (140x + 3x) / 7.
11. Multiplying both sides by 7, we get 1400 = 140x + 3x.
12. Combining like terms, we have 1400 = 143x.
13. Finally, dividing both sides by 143, we get x ≈ 9.94.
14. Therefore, initially, Dan had 200 - x ≈ $190.06.

So, the correct answer should be $190.06, not $144. Could you please check the question or clarify any additional information?

Answer 3

Let's solve this problem step by step:

Let's assume that Kaden had x dollars at first.
Dan, on the other hand, had 200 - x dollars at first, as they had $200 altogether.

According to the problem, Kaden gave 2/7 of his money to Dan. This means Kaden gave (2/7)x dollars to Dan. Therefore, Kaden was left with x - (2/7)x = (5/7)x dollars.

After receiving the money from Kaden, Dan had 4 times as much money as Kaden. This can be expressed as:

4 * (5/7)x = 200 - x

Multiplying both sides by 7 to get rid of the fraction:

20x = 1400 - 7x

Combining like terms:

20x + 7x = 1400

27x = 1400

Dividing both sides by 27:

x = 1400 / 27

x ≈ 51.85

So, Kaden had approximately $51.85 at first.

To find out how much Dan had at first, we can substitute the value of x into the equation for Dan's money:

Dan's money at first = 200 - x
Dan's money at first = 200 - 51.85
Dan's money at first ≈ 148.15

Therefore, Dan had approximately $148.15 at first.

However, the given answer is $144 at first. It seems there may be a slight approximation discrepancy or a small error in the calculations.

Answer 4

Kaden had $200 at first.

2/7 of $200 = $28.57
Kaden gave $28.57 to Dan.
Dan had $228.57 at first.
Dan had 4 times as much money as Kaden.
Kaden had $200 at first.
4 x $200 = $800
$228.57 - $800 = -$571.43
$228.57 + $571.43 = $800
Dan had $800 at first.
$800 - $228.57 = $571.43
Dan had $571.43 at first.
$571.43 - $200 = $371.43
Dan had $371.43 at first.
$371.43 + $200 = $571.43
Dan had $571.43 at first.
$571.43 - $371.43 = $200
Dan had $200 at first.
$200 - $28.57 = $171.43
Dan had $171.43 at first.
$171.43 + $28.57 = $200
Dan had $200 at first.
Answer: Dan had $200 at first.