document.write( "Question 1122705: Hi
\n" ); document.write( "jeffrey spent 187 dollars on a pair of shoes. He then spent 1/5 of his remaining money on a pen. He still has 1/4 of his money left. \r
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d dollars originally\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28d-187%29-%28d-187%29%2F5=%281%2F4%29d\"$ ---------solve for d and know original amount of money.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28d=272%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Amount spent on the pen, $\"%28d-187%29%2F5=highlight%2817%29\"$ . \n" ); document.write( "

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