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jung spent a quarter of his money on a new shirt. He then gave a donation to charity of $3 and deposited half of the remaining money i
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Question 891806: I don't know how to write an equation for:
jung spent a quarter of his money on a new shirt. He then gave a donation to charity of $3 and deposited half of the remaining money into his bank. if he is left with $15, how much did he start with?
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He started with x money.
After buying the shirt, he has ; and then gave $3 to charity, now having .
goes into the bank.
, what he has now after the shirt, the charity, the bank deposit.
Solve for x.
, his initial amount.
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