SOLUTION: Hi jason had a sum of money. He spent an equal amount of money each day. After 6 day he had 3/5 of his money left. 3 days later he had 360 dollars left.what was his sum of money a

Question 1048491: Hi
jason had a sum of money. He spent an equal amount of money each day. After 6 day he had 3/5 of his money left. 3 days later he had 360 dollars left.what was his sum of money at first.
thanks
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
s, total start sum of money
Spent equal amount for six days;
x, how much spent each of these six days
r, how much remaining right then,

of s remained after those six days;
MEANING,
or

Three more days, he had 360 dollars remaining.

I am not yet understanding your problem description. At best, you might still have just one equation in two variables.

Did Jason still spend x dollars on each of those three last days?

Now, two equations in the unknown variables x and s.
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