document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1155604>Question 1155604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1.     Write and solve each of the following linear equations.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.      Amanda has a certain amount of money.  If she spends $12, then she has  ⅕ of the original amount left.  How much money did Amanda have originally? Show your work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the amount she has left after spending $12 is 1/5 of what she started with, then the $12 she spent was 4/5 of what she started with:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Amanda started with $15.<br><BR>\n" );
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