SOLUTION: I used 1/3 to buy sugar and 1/4 of the remaining to buy juice. If at the end I remained with Shs.6000/=. What was the total money I had? AllNewsImagesVideosMore SettingsTools

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Question 1091789: I used 1/3 to buy sugar and 1/4 of the remaining to buy juice. If at the end I remained with Shs.6000/=. What was the total money I had?
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's say you start out with X.
You use %281%2F3%29X which leaves you with,
X-%281%2F3%29X=%282%2F3%29X
Then you buy the juice which leaves you with,
%282%2F3%29X-%281%2F4%29%282%2F3%29X=%283%2F4%29%282%2F3%29X=%281%2F2%29X
So then,
%281%2F2%29X=6000
Solve for X.