document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22928>Question 22928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hali went shopping and spent half of her money on an ipod. THEN SHE SPENT A QUARTER OF WHAT SHE HAD LEFT ON A GRILL SET.tHEN SHE SPENT A FIFTH OF HER MONEY REMAINING ON A SWEATER AND THEN SHE BOUGHT TWO BOARD GAMES WITH ATHIRD OF WHAT SHE HAD REMAINING AFTER THAT. THEN SHE SPENT ANOTHER $50 ON LOTION. aFTER THAT SHE SPENT $18.50 ON LUNCH. SHE LAFT THE MALL WITH $41.50.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                     I added 41.50 and 18.50 and got 60 then i added 50 to that and got 110, now I don't know what to do next.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11294 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><B>stanbon!(97)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon%21><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11294\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Let's keep track of how much is left after each transaction,<BR>\n" );
document.write( " rather than how much was spent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's say Hali started with amount x of money.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ipod took 1/2 of it leaving her with (1/2)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Grill cost her 1/4 of that leaving her with (3/4)(1/2)x = (3/8)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sweater cost 1/5 of that leaving her (4/5)(3/8)x= (3/10)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Games cost 1/3 of that leaving her (2/3)(3/10)x = (1/5)x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lotion and Lunch cost her 68.50 leaving her (1/5)x-68.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/5)x-68.50 = 41.50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/5)x = 110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     x = $550.00 (the amount she started with)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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