document.write( "Question 675341: Barney has some money.
\n" ); document.write( "He spends £10 on a meal and then one-quarter of what he has left on a taxi home. He now has half of what he started with.
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document.write( "He spends £10 on a meal and then one-quarter of what he has left on a taxi home. 
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document.write( "He now has half of what the \"highlight%28x%29\"he started with.
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document.write( "Best to Set it Up Algebraically:
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document.write( "  \"x+-+10+-+%281%2F4%29%28x-10%29+=+%281%2F2%29x\"  |Multiplying thru by 4 so as all denominators = 1
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document.write( "    4x-40 - (x-10) = 2x
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document.write( "            x = £30, amount he started with
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document.write( "and...
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document.write( "£30 - £10  - £5 = £15 \n" );
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