document.write( "Question 771812: Jasmine earned $4,000 from her business. She gave 1/5 of it to her daughter and son-in-law as a gift. She invested 1/2 of the remaining amount. How much did she have left?\r
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After she gave away $\"+1%2F5+\"$ , she had
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\n" ); document.write( "She invested half of the $\"+4%2F5+\"$ , or
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F2%29%2A%284%2F5%29+=+2%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "That leaves the other half of the $\"+4%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "remaining, also $\"+2%2F5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "So she had $\"+%28+2%2F5%29%2A4000+=+1600+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "$1,600 left
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%281%2F5%29%2A4000+=+800+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then she had $\"+4%2F5+\"$ left:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4000+-+800+=+3200+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "She invested $\"+1600+\"$ and
\n" ); document.write( "had $\"+1600+\"$ left
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