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\n" ); document.write( "Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. Then she shares the rest of her allowance equally with her sisters such that each of them received 1/12 of her total allowance. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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T, the TOTAL allowance before any spending and sharing\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First \"5T%2F8\" remain and second, \"%282%2F3%29%285T%2F8%29\" remain which is \"5T%2F12\",
\n" ); document.write( "before anything goes to her and her sisters.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If EACH of them is given \"1%2F12\" of T, then this exactly allows for \"5\" of these portions.
\n" ); document.write( "Those are 1 for Sarah and then her 4 sisters. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plainly means \"208=%281%2F12%29T\".
\n" ); document.write( "Total initial allowance was then \"T=12%2A208=highlight%28T=2496%29\". Dollars.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5%2A2496%2F8=1560\";
\n" ); document.write( "\"%281%2F3%29%2A1560=highlight%28520%29\"-----------how much Sarah spent on clothes.
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