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  • 01-09-2018
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on a shopping trip, peter spent 1/3 of his money for a jacket and $5 for a hat. If peter still had half of his money left, how much did he have originally?

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  • 01-09-2018

Let x represent the money he originally had

[tex] \frac{1}{2}  [/tex]x = [tex] \frac{1}{3}  [/tex]x + 5

[tex] \frac{1}{2}  [/tex]x - [tex] \frac{1}{3}  [/tex]x = 5

[tex] \frac{3}{6}  [/tex]x - [tex] \frac{2}{6}  [/tex]x = 5

[tex] \frac{1}{6}  [/tex]x = 5

x = 30

Answer: $30

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