A man gets off work on payday with his check. He cashes it and heads down town to do his shopping. His first stop at a store, he spends half his check plus ten dollars. He leaves and heads to the second store and spends half his money plus ten dollars. Continuing to the next store he spends half his money plus ten dollars. He is now broke.
How much was his check?
2006-08-25 04:48:47 · 9 answers · asked by SST 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
Before the third store, he had $20 ($10 and half).
So, before the second store, he had $60 (gave $30 and $10)
So, at the beginning, he had $140 (spent $70 and $10 at 1st store)
2006-08-25 04:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by rahidz2003 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
he needs to quit shopping. $140
work your way up from 0.
X - 10 = 0; X = 10
X/2 = 10; X=20
20 + 10 = 30
30 * 2 = 60
60 + 10 = 70
70 * 2 = 140
2006-08-25 04:57:20 · answer #2 · answered by subnova_98 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
$140 Man, he better go back to school and get a job that pays
better. Unless he gets paid daily, his job is impossible.
Figuring he works full-time (40 hours/wk), and makes minimum wage ($5.15), he would make $206.00 gross. Even with deductions he should clear more than $140. They are deducting nearly 1/3 of his check.
2006-08-25 05:30:02 · answer #3 · answered by jimbo_wizard 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't really matter how much it was, because he spent all of it, plus an extra 50% and $30 more dollars to boot! I hope he's got a capital one card!
2006-08-25 04:55:45 · answer #4 · answered by Beardog 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
140..
140 - (.5 X 140) - 10 = 60
60 - (.5 X 60) - 10 = 20
20 - (.5 X 20) - 10 = 0
2006-08-25 04:57:10 · answer #5 · answered by Orlando_KIA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not enough
2006-08-25 04:51:08 · answer #6 · answered by jmwest 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
his check was GOOD .
2006-08-25 04:51:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
$ 140.00
2006-08-25 04:56:20 · answer #8 · answered by Mika K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hm.........
2006-08-25 04:52:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋