On a shopping trip, Peter spent 1/3 of his money for a jacket and another $5 for a hat. If peter still had 1/2 of his money left

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alexira [117]

2 years ago

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On a shopping trip, Peter spent 1/3 of his money for a jacket and another $5 for a hat. If peter still had 1/2 of his money left

, how much money did he have originally ??

Mathematics

2 answers:

snow_lady [41] · Answer 1 · 2022-03-27T14:38:36+03:00

snow_lady [41]2 years ago

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Let m be the amount of money he had

m - (1/3)m - 5 = (1/2)m
(2/3)m - 5 = (1/2)m
Subtract both sides by (1/2)m
(2/3 - 1/2)m - 5 = 0
(1/6)m - 5 = 0
Add both sides by 5
(1/6)m = 5
Multiply both sides by 6
m = 30

Peter started with 30 dollars.

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natta225 [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-03-27T12:51:01+03:00

natta225 [31]2 years ago

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He should have started with $30.