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document.write( "Sally spent 3/7 of her money while Andrew spent $36. When his father gave him $20 andrew had 1/4 of the amount of money Sally had left. If they had $320 at first how much money did Sally have left.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #844478 by mananth(16946) You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let Sally have $x \n" ); document.write( "She spent 3x/7 \n" ); document.write( "She had balance 4x/7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let Andrew have $y\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Andrew spent 36\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "He had balance y-36\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Father gave 20 \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So he had y-16\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "andrew had 1/4 of the amount of money Sally had left.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/4(4x/7)= (y-16)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x/7 = y-16\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 7y-112\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "They both had $320\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y=320\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7y-112+y= 320 ( substitute x)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8Y=432\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "y= 54\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x+y=320 \n" ); document.write( "x= 320-54= 266 \n" ); document.write( "x=266 \n" ); document.write( "y=54\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sally had $266 and Andrew had $54\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Sally,s balance \n" ); document.write( "x- 3x/7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "266 - (3/7) *266\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "266- 114= 152 (Sally,s balance)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "152/4 = 38\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1/4 of Sally,s balance =38\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Andrew had 54 \n" ); document.write( "54-36+20=38\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |