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In the period of a year, an invester lost twice as much as he gained. If he originally had $10,000 and now has $8000, what amount did he gain and what did he lose?
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In the period of a year, an invester lost twice as much as he gained. If he originally had $10,000 and now has $8000, what amount did he gain and what did he lose?
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Answer by mathispowerful(115) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x be the amount he gained, then
10000 +x -2x = 8000
10000 - x = 8000
x = 2000
Answer: he gained $2000, lost $4000
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