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Four girls shared a certain sum of money. The first received ¹/2 of it, I the second ¹/4 and the third ¹/5. If the fourth girl received 25k, what was the original sum of money?​

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Answer:

500k

Explanation:

Fraction of money that the fourth girl received

= 1 - 1/2 - 1/4 - 1/5

=1 /20

the total money


25000 / (1)/(20) \\ = 25000 * 20 \\ = 500000

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