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document.write( ": Mr. Fairbanks invested half of his money in land, a tenth in stock, and a twentieth in bonds. He put the remaining $35,000in a savings account. What is the total amount of money that Mr. Fairbanks saved or invested? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #73125 by checkley71(8403)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! X/2+X/10+X/20+35000=X \n" ); document.write( "(10X+2X+X)/20+35000=X \n" ); document.write( "13X/20-X=-35000 \n" ); document.write( "(13X-20X)/20=-35000 NOW COMBINE THE X TERMS & CROSS MULTIPLY. \n" ); document.write( "-7X=-35000*20 \n" ); document.write( "X=-700000/-7 \n" ); document.write( "X=$100,000 ANSWER FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT SAVE OR INVESTED. \n" ); document.write( "PROOF \n" ); document.write( "100000/2+100000/10+100000/20+35000=100000 \n" ); document.write( "50,000+10,000+5,000+35,000=100,000 \n" ); document.write( "100,000=100,000 \n" ); document.write( " |