SOLUTION: Hi jeffrey spent 187 dollars on a pair of shoes. He then spent 1/5 of his remaining money on a pen. He still has 1/4 of his money left. How much did he spend on the pen How

Question 1122705: Hi
jeffrey spent 187 dollars on a pair of shoes. He then spent 1/5 of his remaining money on a pen. He still has 1/4 of his money left.
How much did he spend on the pen
How much did he have at first
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
d dollars originally

---------solve for d and know original amount of money.

Amount spent on the pen, .
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