SOLUTION: Christine collected some toys for charity. She donated 3/4 of the toys to Charity A. Then she donated 1/3 of the remaining toys to Charity B. After the two donations, Christine had
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Question 903132: Christine collected some toys for charity. She donated 3/4 of the toys to Charity A. Then she donated 1/3 of the remaining toys to Charity B. After the two donations, Christine had 10 toys left. How many toys did Christine originally collect?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
working backwards
2/3x=10
x=15
1/4y=15
y=60
she collected 60 toys
she gave 3/4*60=45 for charity A
and had 15 left
she gave 1/3*15=5 for charity b
and had 10 left
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