SOLUTION: Nelson had some money. He spent $124.50 on a shirt and 3/8 of the remaining money on some bedsheets. He then 1/2 of his money left. How much money did Nelson have left?

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Question 1184679: Nelson had some money. He spent $124.50 on a shirt and 3/8 of the remaining money on some bedsheets. He then 1/2 of his money left. How much money did Nelson have left?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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"He then had half of his money left"
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He started with b dollars of money.
(1)
b-124.5

(2)
%285%2F8%29%28b-124.5%29

(3)
Nelson has now half the money he started with.
%285%2F8%29%28b-124.5%29=%281%2F2%29%2Ab

%285%2F4%29%28b-124.5%29=b

5%28b-124.5%29=4b

5b-622.5=4b

highlight_green%28b=622.5%29---------This is how much he began with.
After finishing what he bought, he then had $311.25.