SOLUTION: From a piece of cloth we cut 1/5, then 3/8 of the rest and we see that 22m remains more than the 2/5 of the quantitie initial.How many meters of cloth were there at the begining ?

Question 129464: From a piece of cloth we cut 1/5, then 3/8 of the rest and we see that 22m remains more than the 2/5 of the quantitie initial.How many meters of cloth were there at the begining ?
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Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

If the initial quantity , then:

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