SOLUTION: A man spent 1/3 of his money on rent, 1/2 on food and had 2500 left. How much money did he have at first?
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Question 181318: A man spent 1/3 of his money on rent, 1/2 on food and had 2500 left. How much money did he have at first?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x be the amount of money he originally had
:
x-(1/3)x-(1/2)x=2500
:
(6/6)x-(2/6)x-(3/6)x=2500
:
(1/6)x=2500
:
dollars
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