SOLUTION: Hugo gave 1/4 of his money and an additional $1 to Calvin. He gave 1/5 of the remaining money and an additional $4 to Kenneth. The amount of money Hugo had left in the end was $31

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Question 1179395: Hugo gave 1/4 of his money and an additional $1 to Calvin. He gave 1/5 of the remaining money and an additional $4 to Kenneth. The amount of money Hugo had left in the end was $31 more than the amount of money he gave to Kenneth. Find the amount of money Hugo gave to Calvin.
Answer by greenestamps(13198) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!


A good kind of problem for solving algebraically, involving some complicated fractions....

However, the problem as posted has no solution in whole numbers, so you just wasted several minutes of my time.

Check your post and see if some of the numbers are not right. If the problem as you posted it is correct, then it is garbage. If you posted it wrong, re-post with the right information.