document.write( "Question 1207243: A money box contained some money at first. A took 1/2 the amount of money and another $1500 from the box. After that, B took 1/4 of the remaining amount of money and another $850 from the box. In the end, C took the rest of the money left in the box. Given that C took $1400, find the amount of money in the box at first. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "A money box contained some money at first. A took 1/2 the amount of money and another $1500 from the box. After that, B took 1/4 of the remaining amount of money and another $850 from the box. In the end, C took the rest of the money left in the box. Given that C took $1400, find the amount of money in the box at first.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let original amount be M\r\n" );
document.write( "After A took  and another $1,500, amount remaining = \r\n" );
document.write( "After B took  and another $850, amount remaining = \r\n" );
document.write( "Now, with C taking the rest of the money - which happens to be $1,400 - we EQUATE the\r\n" );
document.write( "2 remainders to get: \r\n" );
document.write( "                             3M = 8(3,375) ----- Cross-multiplying\r\n" );
document.write( "         Original amount, or

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