SOLUTION: 15. Devi saves 2/5 of her pocket money each week, spends � of the remainder on ice-cream and 70 cents on sweets. She finds that she still has 50 cents left. How much money does rec

Question 392216: 15. Devi saves 2/5 of her pocket money each week, spends � of the remainder on ice-cream and 70 cents on sweets. She finds that she still has 50 cents left. How much money does receive each week?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = the amount of pocket money that Devi receives each week.
She saves which means that she has remaining.
Of this amount she spends on ice cream and $0.70 on sweets to leave a remainder of $0.50, so we have:
Simplify and solve for x.
Add 0.70 to both sides.
Simplify the left side.

Devi receives $8.00 each week.
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