SOLUTION: Miss match went to a store spent half of her money and then $10 more she went to a second store spent half of the money she had left and $10 more she has been no money left how mu

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Question 1044909: Miss match went to a store spent half of her money and then $10 more she went to a second store spent half of the money she had left and $10 more she has been no money left how much did Miss Match have when she started out
Answer by jorel555(1290) About Me  (Show Source):
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Miss match has no money left at the end. At the last store, if she spends half her money, and then another 10, then:
x/2-10=0
x/2=10
x=20
Before that, she had:
x/2-10=20
x/2=30
x=60
So she started out with $60. ☺☺☺☺