document.write( "Question 903132: Christine collected some toys for charity. She donated 3/4 of the toys to Charity A. Then she donated 1/3 of the remaining toys to Charity B. After the two donations, Christine had 10 toys left. How many toys did Christine originally collect?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #548092 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! working backwards \n" ); document.write( "2/3x=10 \n" ); document.write( "x=15 \n" ); document.write( "1/4y=15 \n" ); document.write( "y=60 \n" ); document.write( "she collected 60 toys \n" ); document.write( "she gave 3/4*60=45 for charity A \n" ); document.write( "and had 15 left \n" ); document.write( "she gave 1/3*15=5 for charity b \n" ); document.write( "and had 10 left\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |