document.write( "Question 1156889: John Withdrew 1\2 of his savings from tje bank.he uses 80% of the money to buy a computer.if the computer cost $2400.how much savings did he have in the bank? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = savings he started with
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.5x+\"$ = amount he withdrew
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.8%2A%28+.5x+%29+=+2400+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+.4x+=+2400+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+6000+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "John started with $6,000
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