document.write( "Question 342806: A lady went for shopping and spent half of what she had on buying hankies and gave a rupee to a begger waiting outside the shop.She spent half of what was left on a lunch and followed with a two rupee tip.She spent half of the remaining amont on a book and three rupees on bus fare.When she reached home , she found that she had exactly one rupee left.How much money did she start with? \n" ); document.write( "
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A lady went for shopping and spent half of what she had on buying hankies and
\n" ); document.write( "gave a rupee to a begger waiting outside the shop.
\n" ); document.write( "She spent half of what was left on a lunch and followed with a two rupee tip.
\n" ); document.write( "She spent half of the remaining amont on a book and three rupees on bus fare.
\n" ); document.write( "When she reached home , she found that she had exactly one rupee left.
\n" ); document.write( "How much money did she start with?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = amt started with
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\n" ); document.write( ".5x - 1; remains after hankie and beggar
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\n" ); document.write( ".5(.5x-1) - 2
\n" ); document.write( ".25x - .5 - 2
\n" ); document.write( ".25x - 2.5; remains after lunch
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\n" ); document.write( ".5(.25x-2.5) - 3 = 1; book and bus
\n" ); document.write( ".125x - 1.25 - 3 = 1
\n" ); document.write( ".125x - 4.25 = 1
\n" ); document.write( ".125x = 1 + 4.25
\n" ); document.write( ".125x = 5.25
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"5.25%2F.125\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 42 R, is what she started with
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\n" ); document.write( "You can confirm this: after the hankie and beggar she had 20
\n" ); document.write( "After lunch she had 8, after the book and bus she had 1 \n" ); document.write( "
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