SOLUTION: If a girl spent one-fifth of her money on stamps and twice as much on postcards, then had $1 left, how much did she have to start with?
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Question 772338: If a girl spent one-fifth of her money on stamps and twice as much on postcards, then had $1 left, how much did she have to start with?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = amount she had to start with
She spent one-fifth of her money on stamps
so she had left
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Then she spent on postcards
Then she had left
She had $2.50 to start with
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check:
she spent 1/5 on stamps:
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She had $2.00 left
Then she spent on postcards
She had $1 left
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