SOLUTION: John's weekly allowance is x dollars. If John spends 5/6 of his weekly allowance on a movie, he has ? dollars of his allowance left. How do I write this equation? Thanks.

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: John's weekly allowance is x dollars. If John spends 5/6 of his weekly allowance on a movie, he has ? dollars of his allowance left. How do I write this equation? Thanks. This question is from textbook Student Math Journal

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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John's weekly allowance is x dollars. If John spends 5/6 of his weekly allowance on a movie, he has ? dollars of his allowance left. How do I write this equation?
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EQUATION:
x - (5/6)x = ?
Cheers,
Stan H.