Emily and Sarah had a total of $80. after Sarah spent 1/3 of her money and Emily spent $17, Emily had twice as much money as Sarah. how much more money did Emily have then Sarah at first?

SO in total, Emily and Sarah had a total of 80 dollars in which Emily had twice as much as Sarah.

Let’s solve to find out how much their Money is.

=> Since the ratio of the given data is 2:1, 2 + 1 = 3, so let’s divide 80 by 3

=> 80 / 3 = 26.667,

=> Emily has twice as this.

=> 26.667 * 2 = 53.33

=> Sarah has 26.67

Now, Sarah spent 1/3 of her money

=> 26.67 / 3 = 8.89 - her remaining money

Emily spent 17 dollars of her money

=> 53.33 - 17 = 36.33