SOLUTION: One afternoon, Carli went to the mall and spent $4 on a frozen yogurt cone. She spent 1/4 of her remaining money on nail polish. Then she let her friend borrow 1/3 of the money she
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Question 1103813: One afternoon, Carli went to the mall and spent $4 on a frozen yogurt cone. She spent 1/4 of her remaining money on nail polish. Then she let her friend borrow 1/3 of the money she had left. If Carli had $8 at the end of the afternoon, how much money did Carli have when she entered the mall?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the amount she had when
she entered the mall
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= amount after buying cone
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= amount after spending
1/4 on nail polish
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= amount after lending
1/3 to friend
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She entered the mall with $20
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check:
OK
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