SOLUTION: Jasmine earned $4,000 from her business. She gave 1/5 of it to her daughter and son-in-law as a gift. She invested 1/2 of the remaining amount. How much did she have left?

Question 771812: Jasmine earned $4,000 from her business. She gave 1/5 of it to her daughter and son-in-law as a gift. She invested 1/2 of the remaining amount. How much did she have left?

Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
After she gave away , she had
left
She invested half of the , or

That leaves the other half of the
remaining, also
So she had
$1,600 left
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check answer:

Then she had left:

She invested and
had left
OK
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