Question 643237
Troy decided to give away some of his compact disc. he gave one-fourth of his CDs to Todd. Then he gave half of the remaining CDs to Ryan. If he is left with six CDs, how many did he have in the beginning ?
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Let x be the # he had in the beginning.
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Start: x
After giving (1/4)x he has (3/4)x
After giving (1/2) he has (1/2)(3/4)x = (3/8)x
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Equation:
(3/8)x = 6
x = 2*8
x = 16 CD's
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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