document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=803373>Question 803373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. John gave 1/5 of his salary to his parents and spent $240 less than the amount he gave to the parents. He had $1740 left. How much was his salary?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2. A fruit seller sold 1/5 of his pears on Friday and 1/3 of the remainder on Saturday. He found that he had sold 9 fewer pears on Friday than on Saturday. How many pears did He sell altogether? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #484326 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=484326\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. John gave 1/5 of his salary to his parents and spent $240 less than the amount he gave to the parents. He had $1740 left. How much was his salary?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let salary be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/5 he gave to parents\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He had balance (x-x/5) = 4x/5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He spent (x/5 -240)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So he had balance of 4x/5 -(x/5-240)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x/5 -(x/5-240)=1740<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/5 +240 =1740<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/5 = 1740-240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/5 = 1500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=5*1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 5*1500/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=5*300<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "salary was $1500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. A fruit seller sold 1/5 of his pears on Friday and 1/3 of the remainder on Saturday. He found that he had sold 9 fewer pears on Friday than on Saturday. How many pears did He sell altogether?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let him have x pears<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Friday he sold x/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "balance on Friday = x-x/5 = 4x/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He sold 1/3 of balance on Saturday<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=1/3 * 4x/5= 4x/15 on Saturday<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Balance on Saturday = 4x/5 -4x/15= 8x/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x/15 -x/5 =9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x/15 =9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=135\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In all he had 135 pears\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Plug x in the expression on the number he sold on Friday and Saturday to get the total sold </SPAN>\n" );
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