document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264541>Question 264541</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  PLEASE HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEMS: in the period of a year, an investor lost twice as much as he gained. if he origanlly had 10,000 and now has 6,000, what amount did he gain and what did he lose? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194748 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=194748\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If he had $10,000 and gained 'x' dollars, then lost twice that at 2x dollars, then he would then have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10000%2Bx-2x=10000-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10000%2Bx-2x=10000-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > dollars. Set this equal to 6,000 to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10000-x=6000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10000-x=6000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. Now simply solve for 'x' to find out how much he gained. Double that figure to find out how much he lost. </SPAN>\n" );
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