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Diane spent 1/4 of her yearly allowance on clothing and spent 2/3 of t
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14 Feb 2022, 08:45
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Diane spent 1/4 of her yearly allowance on clothing and spent 2/3 of the remainder on books. If she had $120 left, how much was her allowance?
(A) $240
(B) $360
(C) $400
(D) $480
(E) $600
(A) $240
(B) $360
(C) $400
(D) $480
(E) $600
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14 Feb 2022, 09:42
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Carcass wrote:
Diane spent 1/4 of her yearly allowance on clothing and spent 2/3 of the remainder on books. If she had $120 left, how much was her allowance?
(A) $240
(B) $360
(C) $400
(D) $480
(E) $600
(A) $240
(B) $360
(C) $400
(D) $480
(E) $600
Let her allowance = x
Cloths = x/4 ||| Remainder = 3/4x
Books = 3/4x*2/3 = x/2
Cloths + Books + 120 = x
x/4 + x/2 + 120 = x
Solving to x = 480
imo ans is D
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