SOLUTION: Samantha had 153 pigs on her farm. Tonechu sausage company purchased one third of her pigs. Then they came back the next week and purchased one fourth of her remaining pigs. How ma

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Question 916630: Samantha had 153 pigs on her farm. Tonechu sausage company purchased one third of her pigs. Then they came back the next week and purchased one fourth of her remaining pigs. How many pigs did they get with both purchases? how many did Samantha have left? Each pig cost $800 how much did she make from selling her pigs?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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+153+%2F+3+=+51+
There are +%28+2%2F3%29%2A153+=+102+ pigs left
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+102%2F4+=+25.5+
There are +%283%2F4%29%2A103+=+76.5+ pigs left
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They got +51+%2B+25.5+=+76.5+ pigs total
Samantha has +153+-+76.5+=+76.5+ pigs left
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She made +800%2A76.5+=+61200+
$61,200