document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284271>Question 284271</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Laura spent 1/3 of her money, then she spent 1/3 of the remainder. Altogether she spent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$120.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much did she have to start with? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How much did she have to start with?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let her have $x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "she spent 1/3 *x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She had balance of x-1/3*x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She again spent 1/3 * (x-1/3*x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/3*x + 1/3 * (x-x/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/3 +1/3 * (3x-x/3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/3 + 1/9 *2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+2x/9 = 120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x/9=120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x=1080\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 216\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "She had $216 </SPAN>\n" );
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