Cris had

Cris had 15000 . He spent 1/3 of his money on a table and the remaining on 5 similar chairs that cost the same. How much did one chair cost?

Correct answer:

c =  2000

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} t=15000\mathrm{/}3=5000 \\ c=(15000-t)\mathrm{/}5=(15000-5000)\mathrm{/}5=2000 \end{gathered}$$

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