SOLUTION: Danny saved 2/3 of his paycheck and spent 1/2 of the remaining money. He was then left with $6. What
was the original value of Danny's paycheck?
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Question 1195294: Danny saved 2/3 of his paycheck and spent 1/2 of the remaining money. He was then left with $6. What
was the original value of Danny's paycheck? Found 3 solutions by ikleyn, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:Answer by ikleyn(52835) (Show Source):
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Danny saved 2/3 of his paycheck and spent 1/2 of the remaining money.
He was then left with $6. What
was the original value of Danny's paycheck?
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Let x be the original value of Danny's paycheck, in dollars.
After saving 2/3 of his paycheck, he left with x/3 dollars.
After spending 1/2 of these x/3 dollars, he left with x/6 dollars.
Our equation is x/6 = 6. It implies x = 6*6 = 36.
ANSWER. The original value of Danny's paycheck was $36.
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Danny saved 2/3 of his paycheck and spent 1/2 of the remaining money. He was then left with $6. What
was the original value of Danny's paycheck?
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