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Let the amount of money be M,
then Mr.Scruggs spent 1/5M <span>on dog treats, and so 4/5M was left.
4/5M was equally divided in 3 parts among his favourite charities, so each of these received:
</span>
<span>
i) each charity received 4/15 of the money.
ii)
</span>
<span>
4M=15*60
M=15*15
M= 225 (dollars).
Check: 4/5(225)=4*45=180, 180/3=60</span>
then Mr.Scruggs spent 1/5M <span>on dog treats, and so 4/5M was left.
4/5M was equally divided in 3 parts among his favourite charities, so each of these received:
</span>
<span>
i) each charity received 4/15 of the money.
ii)
</span>
<span>
4M=15*60
M=15*15
M= 225 (dollars).
Check: 4/5(225)=4*45=180, 180/3=60</span>