SOLUTION: In the period of a year, an investor lost twice as much as he gained. If he originally had $10,000 and now has $6000, what amount did he gain and what did he lose?
Question 306959: In the period of a year, an investor lost twice as much as he gained. If he originally had $10,000 and now has $6000, what amount did he gain and what did he lose? Answer by ichudov(507) (Show Source):
Cartoon (animation) form: For tutors: simplify_cartoon( 10000+X-2X=6000 )
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DETAILED EXPLANATION
Look at . Moved to the right of expression It becomes . Look at . Eliminated similar terms, replacing them with It becomes . Look at . Added fractions or integers together It becomes . Look at . Removed extra sign in front of It becomes . Look at . Remove unneeded parentheses around factor It becomes . Look at . Remove extraneous '1' from product It becomes . Look at . Moved these terms to the left It becomes . Look at . Added fractions or integers together It becomes . Look at . Solved linear equation equivalent to -X+4000 =0 It becomes . Result: This is an equation! Solutions: X=4000.