document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149983>Question 1149983</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> kimaro has a three-fifths intereste in a salt operation.He sold five-seveths of his interest for Tsh 450000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) what was the kimaro's  interest in the operation before selling.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b) what is the total value of the salt mining operation </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(1) 450000 is 5/7 of his interest, which we can call x:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%287%2F5%29%28450000%29+=+%287%2F5%29%285%2F7%29x+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%287%2F5%29%28450000%29+=+%287%2F5%29%285%2F7%29x+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2A90000+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2A90000+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+630000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+630000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kimaro's interest in the operation before selling was 630000.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 630000 was 3/5 of the total value of the operation, which we can call x:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F3%29%28630000%29+=+%285%2F3%29%283%2F5%29x+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F3%29%28630000%29+=+%285%2F3%29%283%2F5%29x+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2A210000+=+x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2A210000+=+x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+1050000 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+1050000\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The total value of the operation is 1050000.<br><BR>\n" );
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