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Question 935409: On Saturday morning, Mr. Brown often goes to the public market for fresh produce. He spent 1/4 of his money on vegetables, 1/2 of the remaining money on fruit, and 1/3 of the remaining money on cheese Mr. Brown had $12 when he finished. Work backwards to find how much money he had when he started.
Found 3 solutions by TimothyLamb, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by TimothyLamb(4379)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = original amount
y = amount spent on vegetables
z = amount spent on fruit
u = amount spent on cheese
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y = x/4
z = (x - y)/2
u = (x - y - z)/3
x - y - z - u = 12
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - 4y = 0
x - y - 2z = 0
x - y - z - 3u = 0
x - y - z - u = 12
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solution:
x = original amount = 48
y = amount spent on vegetables = 12
z = amount spent on fruit = 18
u = amount spent on cheese = 6
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)  (Show Source):
Answer by MathTherapy(10552)  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
On Saturday morning, Mr. Brown often goes to the public market for fresh produce. He spent 1/4 of his money on vegetables, 1/2 of the remaining money on fruit, and 1/3 of the remaining money on cheese Mr. Brown had $12 when he finished. Work backwards to find how much money he had when he started.
Before he was left with $12, he had spent  on cheese
Therefore, before he bought cheese, he had  , or $18
Since he spent ½ of remainder on fruit, before he bought fruit, he had  , or $36
Since he spent ¼ of remainder on vegetables, before he bought vegetables, he had  , or $
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