document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=682750>Question 682750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr.Fairbanks invested half his money in land, a tenth in stock, and a twentieth in bonds. He put the remaining $35,000 in a savings account. What is the total amount of money that Mr.Fairbanks saved or invested?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mr.Fairbanks invested half his money in land, a tenth in stock, and a twentieth in bonds. He put the remaining $35,000 in a savings account. What is the total amount of money that Mr.Fairbanks saved or invested?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He invested <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2+%2B+1%2F10+%2B+1%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2+%2B+1%2F10+%2B+1%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%2F20+%2B+2%2F20+%2B+1%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%2F20+%2B+2%2F20+%2B+1%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > of the initial amount. This means that he had <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1+-+13%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1+-+13%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > remaining.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since the remainder is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, which is also 35,000, then we can say that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > represents $35,000. From this you can use proportions to determine the initial sum before he invested and saved. \r<BR>\n" );
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