Answer:
The Musician had $29 before performing at the fairs
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the initial amount musician has be x
At the first musician doubled his money and spent
$30 , this can be written as
2(x) -30---------------------------------(1)
At the second he tripled his money and spent $54.
3(2x -30) - 54
=> 6x-90-54
=> 6x- 144--------------------------------(2)
At the third, he quadrupled his money and spent $72
4( 6x- 144) - 72
24x - 576 - 72
24x -648-------------------------------(3)
At-last he had $48
24x -648 = 48
24x = 48+ -648
24x =696
x =
x = 29