Question 818120
Fred found two dollars. He now has five times as much money as he would have had if he lost two dollars. How many dollars did Fred have originally? 
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Let his original amount be "x".
Equation:
x+2 = 5(x-2)
x+2 = 5x-10
4x = 12
x = 3 dollars
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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