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mrs fleming spent 1/3 of her money on a bag and 3/4 of the remainder on jewellry and saved the rest .if she spent 450 dollars on a ring and 90 dollars on earrings
How much d
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mrs fleming spent 1/3 of her money on a bag and 3/4 of the remainder on jewellry and saved the rest .if she spent 450 dollars on a ring and 90 dollars on earrings
How much d
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mrs fleming spent 1/3 of her money on a bag and 3/4 of the remainder on jewellry and saved the rest .if she spent 450 dollars on a ring and 90 dollars on earrings
How much did she save
how much money did she start with
thanks
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assuming the ring and ear rings are all of the jewelry she bought:
If the bag was 1/3, then the rest of the money was 2/3: 1/3+2/3 = (1+2)/3 = 3/3 = 1
:
2/3+540 = x
2/3 = x-540
2/3-x = -540
-x = -540*3/2
-x = -810 multiply both sides time -1
x = 810 is the total money she had.
810-540 = 270 is how much she had after she bought the bag
270*3/4 = 202.50 is how much she spent on the jewelry
270-202.5 = 67.50 is how much she saved
