Jessie and Thulani each has a sum of money. Jessie's amount is 2/5 that of Thulani. If Thulani were to give Jessie R198, then his remaining amount will be 6/8 that of Jessie. How much does jessie have originally?
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Let Thulani has sum of money =x
Then Jessie has =2/5x
So x-198=8/6(2/5x+198)
6x-1188=16/5x+1584
30x-5940=16x+7920
14x=13860
X=13860/14
Then Jessie has =2/5x
So x-198=8/6(2/5x+198)
6x-1188=16/5x+1584
30x-5940=16x+7920
14x=13860
X=13860/14
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