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4 Dawn had $25 more than Tom. After Dawn gave some of her money to Tom, she had $37 less than Tom. How much money did Dawn give to Tom?

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4 Dawn had 25morethanTom.AfterDawngavesomeofhermoneytoTom,shehad25 more than Tom. After Dawn gave some of her money to Tom, she had 37 less than Tom. How much money did Dawn give to Tom?

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Solution

Step 1: Let's denote the amount of money Tom had initially as T. Therefore, Dawn had T + $25.

Step 2: After Dawn gave some money to Tom, she had 37lessthanTom.LetsdenotetheamountofmoneyDawngavetoTomasD.So,TomnowhasT+DandDawnhas(T+37 less than Tom. Let's denote the amount of money Dawn gave to Tom as D. So, Tom now has T + D and Dawn has (T + 25) - D.

Step 3: According to the problem, after giving D dollars to Tom, Dawn had 37lessthanTom.So,wecanwritetheequation:(T+37 less than Tom. So, we can write the equation: (T + 25) - D = T + D - $37.

Step 4: Simplify the equation to find the value of D.

2D = 25+25 + 37 = $62.

Step 5: Divide both sides of the equation by 2 to solve for D.

D = 62/2=62 / 2 = 31.

So, Dawn gave $31 to Tom.

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