Rudy worked hard all summer.Before school started,He decided to go shopping and spend some of his earnings.He spent one third of his money on a new shirt at Hot fashions in the mall.He then went to MArvins Music and bought a Cd with one third of the money he had left.AT movies-to go he spent one third of the money he now had on a video he wanted.He stopped one more time on his way home and bought a paperback at Berts book shop with one third of his remaining money.Rudy arrived home with just $16.00 in his wallet.
How much money did he have when he started out?

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Rudy worked hard all summer.Before school started,He decided to go shopping and spend some of his earnings.He spent one third of his money on a new shirt at Hot fashions in the mall.He then went to MArvins Music and bought a Cd with one third of the money he had left.AT movies-to go he spent one third of the money he now had on a video he wanted.He stopped one more time on his way home and bought a paperback at Berts book shop with one third of his remaining money.Rudy arrived home with just $16.00 in his wallet.
How much money did he have when he started out?

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Well, if 16 is one third of the money he spent at the Book shop.  (d= the money Rudy spent at the book store) |dw:1423182800320:dw|

anonymous · Answer

how would i solve that @neonumbrella5115

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Well, first you need to isolate the variable.  So, divide 16 by 1/3 or multiply 16 by 3.

anonymous · Answer

16 divided by 1/3 equals 5.3

anonymous · Answer

@mathmate

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Maybe you made a mistake because the answer is 48.

neonumbrella5115 · Answer

Once you solve the amount of money he spent at the bookstore, then you can solve (using the same setup) how much he spent at the movie store.  (m= money spent at movie store) |dw:1423183526566:dw|