document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1205615>Question 1205615</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sheik had some $2, $5 and $10 notes. The ratio of the number of $2 notes to the number of $5 notes to the number of $10 notes was 1:3:5. After spending<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all his $10 notes and 5/6 of his $5 notes, he had $783 left. How much money<BR>\n" );
document.write( "did he have at first? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The other tutor has the right approach; but somewhere in his work there is an error, leading to a nonsensical solution....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = # of $2 notes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = # of $5 notes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = # of $10 notes<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He spent all of his $10 notes, so the number he had left was 0.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He spent 5/6 of his $5 notes, so the number he had left was (1/6) of 3x, or 0.5x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He didn't spend any of his $2 notes, so the number he had left was x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The value of his remaining notes was $783:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%280.5x%29%2B2%28x%29=783 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%280.5x%29%2B2%28x%29=783\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2.5x%2B2x=783 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2.5x%2B2x=783\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4.5x=783 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4.5x=783\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=783%2F4.5=174 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=783%2F4.5=174\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount he had at the start was<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2810%29%2B3x%285%29%2Bx%282%29=%285%29%28174%29%2810%29%2B%283%29%28174%29%285%29%2B%281%29%28174%29%282%29=174%2850%2B15%2B2%29=11658 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: $11,658<br><BR>\n" );
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