please help me is my math homework and is do tomorrow HELP! A lady won the lottery, what did she stared with?

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please help me is my math homework and is do tomorrow HELP! A lady won the lottery, what did she stared with?

she won the lottery, she gave 4/5 to her teacher, and the rest divide it with her 4 friends, then she only had 3 $ left. What did she started with.
Hint: work backward

2006-11-13 11:37:15 · 3 answers · asked by magiccumbito 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

3 answers

Take your own hint. If one just gives you the answer, you don't learn anything.

Start with $3.
Consider her and the 4 friends (5 total).
Last consider the teacher.

Easy as pie.

2006-11-13 11:40:29 · answer #1 · answered by hallmanjj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

3x5x(5/4)=18.75

its times 5 b/c herself+4 friends

2006-11-13 19:40:41 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

SHE STARTED OFF WITH 75

2006-11-13 19:44:05 · answer #3 · answered by poipman1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋