Question 277188
Hello, 
I'll see if I can help you on this one. (It's written a bit unclear) 
Let x represent the total amount of money Mylan starts with so we can write the following:
3+(x-3)/2+(x-3)/4+12=x Multiply by 4 to get rid of the fractions:
12+2(x-3)+(x-3)+48=4x Combine like terms to get:
51+3x=4x Subtract 3x from both sides to get:
x=51
There we go. He started with $51. check it out to see if it works. 
Good problem!
RJ 
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