Problema Solution
Mike spends half of his pocket money on computer games, he uses one eighth to buy sweets and saves one eighth. He has $15 left. How much pocket money did he have?
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Let 'x' represent the amount of money Mike has.
x - x(1/2 + 1/8 + 1/8) = 15
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x = $60
Mike has $60 pocket money.