document.write( "Question 172926: A man won 16,000,000.00 in the lottery, he spend 50% of what was left for 10 years. How much did he have left at the end of 10 years.\r
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document.write( "1/2 of 16,000,000 = 8,000,000\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #127775 by vleith(2983)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The way I read that problem is -- a guy win 16M. \n" ); document.write( "He spends 50% of that in the first year (16M*.5), so he has 8M left \n" ); document.write( "He spends 50% of the remainder the next year 8M*.5, so he has 4M left \n" ); document.write( "He keeps doing that up to 10 years. \n" ); document.write( "How much is left\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " |