document.write( "Question 252241: If Mr. Wersted equally distributed the money in his pocket among the students in his class, each would receive $ 1.26 . If there had been four more students, then each would have received $ 1.05 . How much money was in his pocket? \n" ); document.write( "

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If Mr. Wersted equally distributed the money in his pocket among the students in his class, each would receive $ 1.26 . If there had been four more students, then each would have received $ 1.05 . How much money was in his pocket?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = number of students in class
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\n" ); document.write( "total = 1.26x (before adding 4 students)
\n" ); document.write( "after adding 4 students:
\n" ); document.write( "total = 1.05(x+4)
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\n" ); document.write( "1.26x = 1.05(x+4)
\n" ); document.write( "1.26x = 1.05x + 4.20
\n" ); document.write( "0.21x = 4.20
\n" ); document.write( "x = 20 (students in his class)
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\n" ); document.write( "Amount in his pocket:
\n" ); document.write( "total = 1.26x = 1.26(20) = $25.20 \n" ); document.write( "

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