Problema Solution
benjamin found a bag of money. he decided to give 1/2 of the total amount of money to his best friend, 1/4 of the total amount to his sister, 1/8 of total amount to his mother and 1/16 of the total amount to his dad. the amount of money that was left was $125. how much money was in the bag when benjamin found it?
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Let 'x' represent the amount of money that was in the bag.
(1/2)x + (1/4)x + (1/8)x + (1/16)x + 125 = x
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x = $2,000
There were $2,000 in the bag when Benjamin found it.