At first, John had as much money as Paul

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Problem

At first, John had 23\frac{2}{3} as much money as Paul. After John saved another 84andPaulspent84 and Paul spent 25, John had 45\frac{4}{5} as much money as Paul. Find the amount of money John had at first.

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