document.write( "Question 1185259: Tom spent 1/6 of his money and another $5 on a book. Then, he spent 2/5 of
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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
\n" ); document.write( "Spending \"1%2F6\" means that there are 6 parts, so when 1 part (x) is spent, \"5%2F6\" or 5 parts, or 5x remains
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\n" ); document.write( "Spending \"2%2F5\" of remainder and another $12 means that \"matrix%281%2C3%2C+3%2F5%2C+of%2C+%285x+-+5%29+-+12%29\" remains
\n" ); document.write( "Now, as $24 remains in the end, we get:
\n" ); document.write( "With original number of parts being 6, original amount = \"highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+6%2813%29%2C+%22=%22%2C+%22%2478%22%29%29\"
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