document.write( "Question 1103813: One afternoon, Carli went to the mall and spent $4 on a frozen yogurt cone. She spent 1/4 of her remaining money on nail polish. Then she let her friend borrow 1/3 of the money she had left. If Carli had $8 at the end of the afternoon, how much money did Carli have when she entered the mall? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #718505 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+x+\" = the amount she had when
\n" ); document.write( "she entered the mall
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+-+4+\" = amount after buying cone
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%283%2F4%29%2A%28+x+-+4+%29+\" = amount after spending
\n" ); document.write( "1/4 on nail polish
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%282%2F3%29%2A%283%2F4%29%2A%28+x+-+4+%29+\" = amount after lending
\n" ); document.write( "1/3 to friend
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+%282%2F3%29%2A%283%2F4%29%2A%28+x+-+4+%29+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%281%2F2%29%2A%28x+-+4+%29+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+-+4+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+=+20+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "She entered the mall with $20
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+20+-+4+=+16+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%283%2F4%29%2A16+=+12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+%282%2F3%29%2A12+=+8+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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