document.write( "Question 1138569: Mary gave one third of her money to amber and one fifth of her money to Sarah. Sarah received R28 less than amber. How much money did Mary have originally \n" ); document.write( "
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Mary had x
\n" ); document.write( "(1/3)x to Amber
\n" ); document.write( "(1/5)x to Sarah
\n" ); document.write( "(1/3)x-28=(1/5)x
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by 15 to clear fractions
\n" ); document.write( "5x-420=3x
\n" ); document.write( "2x=420
\n" ); document.write( "x=210
\n" ); document.write( "Mary had R210 ANSWER
\n" ); document.write( "Amber got R70
\n" ); document.write( "Sarah got R42
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