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  • 15-11-2016
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Sheila went shopping and spent $120 on a coat. She then used 2/3 of the remaining money to buy a dress. She was left with 1/5 of her original amount of money. How much did Sheila have at first?

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  • 15-11-2016
(x - 120) -(2/3)*(x - 120) = (1/5)*(x)

x - 120 - 2x/3 + 80 = x/5

Like terms

2x/15 = 40

2x = 600

x = 300

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