SOLUTION: I would like to how much money did I start out with if I took 1/5th from the total, 1/4th from that, 1/3rd from that and 1/2 from that. I end up with $12.00 remaining. X-1/5-1/4-

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Question 346516: I would like to how much money did I start out with if I took 1/5th from the total, 1/4th from that, 1/3rd from that and 1/2 from that. I end up with $12.00 remaining. X-1/5-1/4-1/3-1/2=$12.00.
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12 is 1/2 of what was left before the last step, so just before the last step, 24

24 is 3/2 of what was left before the next to the last step, so 36

36 times 4/3 is 48

and

48 times 5/4 is 60


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