Help Maths!

[Afran]

So, trying to work out what a person owes me. Perhaps simple if I write it like this? I am Person "A", one who is owed. Person "B" owes me, the thing is paying for an apartment's rent and bond, of which oweing money to A from B needs to be calculated in order to equal having paid half of each.

B has given me £290, covering half of the remaining bond and up-front rent

The bond in total is £630
A has already paid £425 of this which leaves £205 remaining.
A and B each pay £102.50* to total £630

The first months rent up-front is £530
A has already paid £159 of this which leaves £371.21 remaining
A and B each pay £185*

*Totals the £290 at top

I have worked it out like this, but might be wrong

If A's portion of the paid bond atm is £527.50 out of £630, £315 is half so with B giving A £212.50 we're both then at, that correct?

Then out of the rent I've paid £185 + £159 = £344, £265 being half of rent = B would owe A £79?

Totalling £394.50?

So yeah, I kinda fail at math and have weird way of working things out ;o

 

[Aoami]

the total of the 2 together is £1160, you've paid £4 more than half of that total so far (£584). Isnt it just easier to say he owes you £580?

 

[ileks]

Yeah just get him to give you half, pay the remainder to whoever you owe and pocket the rest which will reimburse the extra you've already paid out.

 

[Afran]

Aha, so you're working it out like this? Total being £1160, I having paid £425 + £102.50 + £159 + £185 (£871.50) the difference is then £288.50 to make £1160, though as I've paid more than half (£580, and have paid £871.50) I add the difference (£291.50) so £291.50 + £288.50 = £580 is what I'm owed to make it exactly half & half?

 

[Aoami]

That is arguably the single most complicated way you couldve said it, but yes.

 

[Afran]

Haha Was always told I had a weird way of working out maths

thanks