document.write( "Question 1009566: I have a test tomorrow and I don't understand how I would solve the following word problem.....\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"You spend one third of your money on lunch. Your friend then pays back a loan of $2.50. Later, you spend $4 on a movie ticket and $1.25 for a snack. You have $5.25 left. How much money did you have before lunch?\"\r
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You spend one third of your money on lunch. Your friend then pays back a loan of $2.50. Later, you spend $4 on a movie ticket and $1.25 for a snack. You have $5.25 left. How much money did you have before lunch?\"
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\n" ); document.write( "After lunch::
\n" ); document.write( "x - (1/3)x = (2/3)x
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\n" ); document.write( "After payback, movie, and snack
\n" ); document.write( "(2/3)x+2.5-4-1.25 = (2/3)x -2.75
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "(2/3)x - 2.75 = 5.25
\n" ); document.write( "(2/3)x = 8
\n" ); document.write( "x = $12
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