Mr. Thomas spent $1600 on a television and \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the remainder on a refrigerator. He had \(\frac{1}{3}\) of his original amount of savings left.

What was Mr. Thomas' original savings?

so he spent 1600 so x will represent original savings so x-1600 then he spent 2/5 of the remainder on a refrigerator so [(x-1600)2]/5 he had 1/3 of original savings left [(x-1600)2]/5=1/3x distrubute (2x-3200)/5=1/3x multiply both sides by 15 3(2x-3200)=5x distrubute 6x-9600=5x subtract 5x from both sides x-9600=0 add 9600 to both sides x=9600

Answered by apologiabiology | 2024-06-10

Mr. Thomas' original savings was $3600 after spending $1600 on a television and \frac{2}{5} of the remainder on a refrigerator. Following these purchases, he had \frac{1}{3} of his original savings left. The calculations involved setting up equations based on his expenditures.
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Answered by apologiabiology | 2024-10-02