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Tom spent 1/6 of his money and another $5 on a book. Then, he spent 2/5 of
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Let multiplicative factor be x
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document.write( "Spending  means that there are 6 parts, so when 1 part (x) is spent,  or 5 parts, or 5x remains
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document.write( "As an additional $5 was spent, remainder is 5x - 5
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document.write( "Spending  of remainder and another $12 means that  remains 
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document.write( "Now, as $24 remains in the end, we get: 
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document.write( "With original number of parts being 6, original amount =  \n" );
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