Remaining

Petra went on a 4-day trip to Vienna with her aunt. On the first day of the trip, she spent a quarter of her pocket money, on the second day, two-fifths of the remaining money, on the third day, she spent a third of the entire amount of pocket money, and on the fourth day, she had €7 left. How much pocket money did Petra receive from her parents for the trip?

Word problem - solved using a linear equation.

Correct answer:

x =  60

Step-by-step explanation:


x/4 + 2/5 · (x-x/4) + x/3 + 7 = x

7x = 420


x = 420/7 = 60

x = 60

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