document.write( "Question 175576: Hi I missed this question at an employment exam. I would like to see how you would solve this: thanks!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Johnny was given x amount of money for his birthday. He spent all of that money in five stores. If he spent half of the money he had plus one dollar at every store, how much money did he originally have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #130670 by jojo14344(1513)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x\"=total money for his b-day
\n" ); document.write( "Remember: \"Total money=Total expenses\"
\n" ); document.write( "It follows, Working Eqn,\"x=%281%2F2%29x%2Bhighlight%285%29\"----->\"system%28store1=1%2Cstore2=1%2Cstore3=1%2Cstore4=1%2Cstore5=1%2C5dollars%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now, that \"half of his money\"--->\"highlight%28%281%2F2%29x%29\" is not telling us what portion for every store he spend it, right? Anyway it's an expense so we need to add it to the Total Expenses.
\n" ); document.write( "Then, the total expenses= half of the money he had, \"%281%2F2%29x\" + $1 for every store.
\n" ); document.write( "Continuing,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-%281%2F2%29x=5\" combine similar terms
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F2%29x=5\" cross multiply
\n" ); document.write( "x=$10 -------->Original Money (ANSWER)
\n" ); document.write( "Check via Working Enq:
\n" ); document.write( "\"10=%281%2F2%2910%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10=5%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"10=10\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Thank you,
\n" ); document.write( "Jojo\r
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