SOLUTION: Mr. Fairbanks invested half of his money in land, a tenth in stock, and a twentieth in bonds. He put the remaining $35,000in a savings account. What is the total amount of money th

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: Mr. Fairbanks invested half of his money in land, a tenth in stock, and a twentieth in bonds. He put the remaining $35,000in a savings account. What is the total amount of money that Mr. Fairbanks saved or invested? This question is from textbook

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X/2+X/10+X/20+35000=X
(10X+2X+X)/20+35000=X
13X/20-X=-35000
(13X-20X)/20=-35000 NOW COMBINE THE X TERMS & CROSS MULTIPLY.
-7X=-35000*20
X=-700000/-7
X=$100,000 ANSWER FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT SAVE OR INVESTED.
PROOF
100000/2+100000/10+100000/20+35000=100000
50,000+10,000+5,000+35,000=100,000
100,000=100,000