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document.write( "Haresh gave 1/6 of his money to Jane. He spent $8 less than 1/3 of the remaining money on books.
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document.write( "Haresh had $68 left. How much did he have at first.
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document.write( "My son solved it by working backwards, can you show how to solve it algebraically.
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document.write( "Let x be the amount Haresh had at first.\r\n" );
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document.write( "After Haresh gave 1/6 of his money to Jane, his remaining amount is  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "He spent on books  =  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "After that, his remaining money is  -  =  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "This amount is 68 dollars. So, the equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( " = 68.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To solve, multiply all the terms by 18\r\n" );
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document.write( " 10x + 8*18 = 18*68\r\n" );
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document.write( " 10x = 18*68-8*18\r\n" );
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document.write( " 10x = 1080\r\n" );
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document.write( " x = 1080/10 = 108.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER. Haresh had $108 at first.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solved.\r
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