SOLUTION: after spending 3/5 of his money,Larry received a cash gift of $250 from his Uncle. At this time, the amount of money which he had was 1/2 of the amount which he had at first. How m

Question 1097715: after spending 3/5 of his money,Larry received a cash gift of $250 from his Uncle. At this time, the amount of money which he had was 1/2 of the amount which he had at first. How much money did he have at first?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the amount he had at first
He spent , so he had
left.

Multiply both sides by

He had $2500 at first
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check:
He spent . so he had
left
He gets

and

OK

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