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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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document.write( "How many sisters does she have.
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document.write( "Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #845677 by josgarithmetic(39620)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! T, the TOTAL allowance before any spending and sharing\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Sarah spent 3/8 of her allowance on food and 1/3 of the remainder on clothes. \n" ); document.write( "----\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First \n" ); document.write( "before anything goes to her and her sisters.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If EACH of them is given \n" ); document.write( "Those are 1 for Sarah and then her 4 sisters. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Given that they each received $208 dollars, how much does Sarah spend on clothes. \n" ); document.write( "---\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Plainly means \n" ); document.write( "Total initial allowance was then \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |