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Rachelle buys a drink. She spends the same amount of money on her drink as Chuck spent on his candy. Rachelle now has only 1/3 of the same amount of money that she had before she bought the drink. How much money did Rachelle have before she bought the drink?

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Answer:

$1.80

Explanation:

2/3x = 1.2

x = 1.2 / (2/3)

x = 1.2 * (3/2)

x = 1.80

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