SOLUTION: you just won $400,000 in the lottery. After careful consideration, you decide to keep a certain amount of this total, you give one half of your amount

Question 1050148: you
just won $400,000 in the lottery. After careful consideration, you decide to keep a
certain amount of this total, you give one
half of your amount to your parents, and one tenth of your amount to your algebra teacher. how much did you give your teacher.

Found 2 solutions by advanced_Learner, MathTherapy:
Answer by advanced_Learner(501) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/2*400000
200,000

1/10*200,000

Answer by MathTherapy(10549) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

you just won $400,000 in the lottery. After careful consideration, you decide to keep a
certain amount of this total, you give one
half of your amount to your parents, and one tenth of your amount to your algebra teacher. how much did you give your teacher.

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