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Vincent spent 4/7 of his money on a pair of shoes the shoes cost $48 how much money did he have at first

Vincent spent 4/7 of his money on a pair of shoes the shoes cost $48 how much money-example-1

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Simple....

he spent
(4)/(7) on shoes that cost $48...

if that was
(4)/(7) of his money...

12*4=$48

12*7=$84

Thus, he had $84 at first.
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