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Jennifer bought a textbook with 2/7 of her money. She then bought a notebook with 3/5 of her remaining money and was left with $12. How much money did she start with.

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Answer: the expert person was incorrect

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x=amount of money at first
price of a textbook=2/7 x
her remaining money after she bought his textbook was: x -2/7 x=5/7 x
price of the notebook: (3/5)(5/7 x)=3/7x
her remaining money after she bought his notebook was $12

We can suggest this equation:
2/7 x +3/7 x + 12=x

lowest common multiple=7
2x+3x+84=7x
7x-2x-3x=84
2x=84
x=84/2
x=42

Answer: the amount of money at first was $42.



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