SOLUTION: On the sixth day of her trip dora spent 3/10 of her savings. A week later she only had 1/3 of her money remaining. If she spent $1155 during that week, what amount had she origina
Algebra.Com
Question 1148785: On the sixth day of her trip dora spent 3/10 of her savings. A week later she only had 1/3 of her money remaining. If she spent $1155 during that week, what amount had she originally saved for the trip.
thanks
Answer by greenestamps(13195) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
She spent 3/10 of her savings before the beginning of that week; she had 7/10 of her savings left.
At the end of that week, she had 1/3 of her savings left.
The difference between the beginning and end of the week was $1155:
Solve using basic algebra....
RELATED QUESTIONS
Linda spent 3/4 of her savings on furniture. She then spent 1/2 of her remaining savings... (answered by nerdybill)
Ivy went for a trip and spent 3/5 of her money on gas for her car. She spent 1/2 of the... (answered by The Troll Kid)
Ivy went for a trip and spent 3/5 of her answer on gas for her car. She spent 1/2 of the... (answered by Theo)
One afternoon, Carli went to the mall and spent $4 on a frozen yogurt cone. She spent 1/4 (answered by josmiceli)
Beth, Kinsley, and Kori went shopping. Beth spent half of her money on a new pair of... (answered by mananth)
if Mary had $15 for packet money . she spent 1/3 of it at snackette and put the rest in... (answered by ikleyn)
A teenager went shopping . She spent 2/7of her money on clothes and 2/3 of the remaining (answered by robertb)
Riley receives money for her birthday this week. She spent 1/3 of her birthday money on... (answered by josmiceli)
A teenager went shopping . She spent 2/7of her money on clothes and 2/3 of the remaining (answered by Jk22)