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hasty hawkBOT Sep 7, 2023, 6:50 PM

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viral marsh Sep 7, 2023, 6:57 PM

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dapper oriole Sep 7, 2023, 6:57 PM

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Do you know the answer? I got 56.

viral marsh Sep 7, 2023, 6:58 PM

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No I think it’s supposed to be 70

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But not sure how solve it exactly

dapper oriole Sep 7, 2023, 7:04 PM

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Hmm I set his initial money equal to x

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then he spent 1/2 * x + 14 on his first trip and on his second trip he spent 1/3* (X-(1/2 * X + 14)) and then hes left with 0

viral marsh Sep 7, 2023, 7:08 PM

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Wouldn’t it be +28? Since he spent 14 dollars each trip

dapper oriole Sep 7, 2023, 7:10 PM

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oh yeah overread that

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I got 70 now

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Do you have to see it or you got it now too?

viral marsh Sep 7, 2023, 7:11 PM

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dapper oriole then he spent 1/2 * x + 14 on his first trip and on his second trip he spent 1/3...

Only part I don’t understand is the X is being distributed to the 1/2 or is it not being distributed?

dapper oriole Sep 7, 2023, 7:12 PM

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There is no distribution here, only with the 1/3

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I put the brackets so that it's clear he's losing the money

viral marsh Sep 7, 2023, 7:15 PM

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Is it possible for me to see it set up?

dapper oriole Sep 7, 2023, 7:17 PM

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It looks a bit messy since I wasn't really focused on making it look understandable

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And since I added the 14 after you told me it's kind of squeezing in

viral marsh Sep 7, 2023, 7:45 PM

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Where are we getting the -14 from?

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I keep ending up with 84+28

dapper oriole Sep 8, 2023, 1:27 PM

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But hes losing the money

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