Question 1184564
Try breaking the process into parts.


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Nathan had some money.
He spent 1/8 of it on a T-shirt and 3/4 of the
remainder on a pair of shoes.

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After that, his parents gave him $715.
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The ratio of the total amount of money he had
left at the end to the amount of money he
had at first was 9:4. 
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How much did Nathan
have at first?
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You can use a variable for the amount of money he started with.

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