SOLUTION: Luis had exactly $7 before Bryan paid him a $26 debt. After the debt was paid, Bryan had 1/3 of Luis’s new total. How much did Bryan have before the debt was paid?
(A)$33 (B) $3
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Question 309765: Luis had exactly $7 before Bryan paid him a $26 debt. After the debt was paid, Bryan had 1/3 of Luis’s new total. How much did Bryan have before the debt was paid?
(A)$33 (B) $35 (C) $36 (D) $37 (E) $47
Answer by palanisamy(496) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Luis had exactly $7 before Bryan paid him a $26 debt
Luis new total amount = 7+26 = 33
Given, after the debt was paid, Bryan had 1/3 of Luis’s new total.
after the debt was paid, the amount Bryan has = 33/3 = 11
So the amount Bryan had before the debt was paid = 11+26 = $ 37
Solution D
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