Katherine and Shelly had $288 altogether. Katherinine gave 1/3 of her share to Shally and their father gave $68 to Shally. They now have the sme amount of

Money. How

Much money did

Shally have at first?

This is a problem that has to be read minutely to understand the tricks inside it.

Amount of money Catherine and Shelly had altogether = $288

Now Katherine gave 1/3 of her share to Shelly.

Let us assume the amount of money Katherine had = x

Amount of money Katherine gives to Shelly = x/3

The amount of money given by their father to Shelly = $68

Then

Amount of money that Katherine now has = [ (x/3) + 68]

Now we can easily get to the equation

x = [ (x/3) + 68]

3x = x + (68 * 3)

3x - x = 204

2x = 204

x = 204/2

= 102

So the amount of money that Katherine has = $102

Amount of money Shelly had at first = x/3

= 102/3 dollars

= 34 dollars

So Shelly at first had $34 with her.